Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery ( bn, নার্সিং ও মিডওয়াইফারি অধিদপ্তর) is the central government body responsible for public nursing and midwifery in Bangladesh and is located in

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

. Siddika Akter took the charge of Director General in 2020.

History

Directorate of Nursing Services was created in 1977 and was later changed to its current form. This was done to expand nursing training in Bangladesh and increase the number of nurses. The directorate falls under the jurisdiction of the

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Bangladesh) The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare ( bn, স্বাস্থ্য ও পরিবার কল্যাণ মন্ত্রণালয়; ''Sbāsthya ō paribār kalyāṇ Montronaloya'') is a Bangladesh government ministry charge ...

. In January 2021,

Prothom Alo ''The Daily Prothom Alo'' ( bn, প্রথম আলো) is a daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Dhaka in the Bengali language. It is the largest circulated newspaper in Bangladesh. According to National Media Survey 2018, conducte ...

wrote a report about how nurses under the directorate general were forced to provide bribes if they wanted to transfer to a different hospital.

References

Government agencies of Bangladesh 1977 establishments in Bangladesh Medical and health organisations based in Bangladesh Organisations based in Dhaka Nursing organizations {{Bangladesh-org-stub