In a groundbreaking achievement for Bangladesh’s medical sector, doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital have successfully performed the country’s first Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) battery replacement surgery. The operation was led by Professor Dr. Zahid Raihan, Head of the Department of Neurosurgery, on Monday, October 27. The patient, 39-year-old Zakir Hossain, had his DBS system originally implanted in 2017 to treat a movement disorder. The replaced device was a non-rechargeable battery type. The procedure was conducted during a special workshop organized by Credible Solution, the authorized distributor of Beijing PINS Medical in Bangladesh. PINS Medical is one of the world’s leading companies in DBS technology. Experts believe this milestone marks a major step forward in providing advanced neurological treatments within the country, reducing the need for patients to seek such complex interventions abroad. DBS is widely used to treat Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, and other movement disorders.

In a groundbreaking achievement for Bangladesh’s medical sector, doctors have successfully implanted an artificial heart valve using the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) procedure—without performing open-heart surgery—for the first time in the country. The operation was carried out at Lubana General Hospital and Cardiac Center in Uttara on a 60-year-old patient suffering from liver cirrhosis, for whom traditional open-heart surgery was deemed too risky. During a press conference, Professor Dr. Md. Aslam Hossain, Chairman of the Cardiac Department at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, announced the success. The valve was inserted through the patient’s groin artery using a catheter, based on detailed CT and echocardiogram analyses. Dr. Hossain noted that previously, Bangladeshi patients had to travel abroad for such procedures. The successful TAVI operation marks a new milestone in the country’s cardiovascular treatment capabilities. The patient is now recovering well and walking normally.