Eye Care Funding: Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) gave Tk 75 lakh to Chokher Sheba Hospital to expand advanced eye treatment for underprivileged patients, including diabetic eye disease, retinal problems and precision surgeries. Blindness Prevention: Health officials say Bangladesh aims to eliminate cataract-related blindness within 4–5 years via a national roadmap, with AI-enabled services and better reporting across government, private and NGO care. TB Control: Experts stress early diagnosis and stigma-free care for drug-resistant TB, pointing to Bangladesh’s high treatment success and newer all-oral regimens. Hospital Capacity Boost: Rajshahi Medical College Hospital received advanced lab machines to speed up and improve test accuracy, including cardiac and pathology diagnostics. Water & Health: Government plans online monitoring of industrial Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) systems to cut Buriganga River pollution, alongside enforcement and surveillance. Child Health Surgery: The health minister pledged a nationwide rehabilitation programme for children born with cleft lip and palate, after free surgeries for 69 children through an international mission. Cleft Lip Mission: Smile Asia’s 8th Friendship Medical Mission in Dhaka supported corrective surgeries and government plans to scale up similar efforts. Public Health Values: Dr Zubaida Rahman urged medical students to combine excellence with humanitarian values, especially to serve rural communities. Health System Accountability: Students at Jahangirnagar University demanded a probe into alleged medicine embezzlement at the university medical centre.