Patients have mostly praised the afternoon outpatient services initiated at some public hospitals on a pilot basis though concerns remain about its long-term sustainability due to the severe shortage of physicians and other healthcare staffers.

Past high time for railway sector to face the music for its irregularities

Nearly one in every three passenger trains remain inoperative due to shortages of carriages and manpower.

The CT scan service at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) has resumed after four years but a shortage of manpower is still depriving many patients of the service.