The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has issued ten urgent directives to all public and private hospitals across Bangladesh ahead of the national parliamentary election scheduled for February 12, 2026. The order, signed by Dr. Abu Hossain Md. Moinul Ahsan, Director (Hospitals and Clinics), requires hospitals to maintain 24-hour control rooms during the election period and to remain on special alert and preparedness from February 10 to 15.

According to the directives, medical teams must be formed at every administrative level—six in each city corporation, four at the divisional level, three at the district level, two at the upazila level, and one at the union level. Hospitals have been instructed to ensure continuous ambulance readiness, deploy additional emergency staff if needed, and keep key facilities such as emergency, laboratory, dialysis, CT scan, and MRI centers open. Heads of institutions must remain present at their workplaces or assign a qualified substitute with full contact details reported to the DGHS.

Private hospitals and clinics have also been directed to keep emergency departments operational with doctors on duty and to provide initial treatment and counseling before referring any patient.