National Institute of Ear, Nose And Throat (ENT), Bangladesh

The National ENT Institute in Dhaka is a dream project both for otolaryngologists and the people of Bangladesh. The National ENT Institute will work as an APEX body through which national programs for preventing deafness and hearing impairment and other programs will be implemented. It will also fulfill the national demand for human resource development and provide unique tertiary ENT care to the nation. It's the beginning of an endless journey. The Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the National ENT Institute at Tejgaon Industrial Area in the capital on October 19, 2013.  Construction of the institute began in July 2009   on the land. After four years, the institute was opened.

To run the institute, 49 doctors, 60 nurses, and others have already been appointed. There are seven high-tech and well-equipped opera theaters in the hospital. Earlier, during the caretaker government regime, the Health and Family Welfare Ministry formed a National Committee for Prevention of Deafness headed by then-Health Adviser Shawkat Ali. The committee met and took the decision to establish a National Institute of ENT to curtail the number of 90% deaf patients by 2030. It is one of the privileged projects under the Health Ministry. The institute will be 12 stories tall. Tstories Tallt is a 250-bed hospital, but it began service with 100 beds. Gradually, it will be transformed into a 250-bed hospital.