Dhaka, March 18 -- In a bid to ensure uninterrupted medical services during the Eid holiday, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has issued a set of 16 directives.

These include requiring government hospitals to maintain round-the-clock operations in emergency departments, labour rooms, emergency surgeries, and laboratories.

Private hospitals have also been instructed to keep their emergency units operational.

A letter from the Director of Health Services (Hospitals and Clinics), Abu Hossain Md Moinul Ahsan, outlined the directives, emphasising the necessity of uninterrupted healthcare services throughout the holiday period.

Speaking to bdnews24.com, Ahsan noted that this year's government gazette declared a five-day Eid...