Square Hospital is a private hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] It is one of three high-end private hospital in Bangladesh, the other being Evercare Hospital Dhaka and United Hospital, Dhaka.[2] Tapan Chowdhury is the managing director of the hospital.[3]
Square Hospital | |
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Square Group | |
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Geography | |
Location | 18/F, Bir Uttam Qazi Nuruzzaman Sarak, West Panthapath, Dhaka 1205, Bangladesh |
Organisation | |
Type | Private Hospital |
Services | |
Public transit access | MRT Line 6 Karwan Bazar |
History | |
Opened | 2006 |
Links | |
Website | www |
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History
editSquare Hospital was founded on 16 December 2006 by Samson H. Chowdhury of Square Group. It was a 300- (now 400) bed hospital. It was founded in partnership with Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Memphis, Care IVF Centre of Singapore, and Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore.[4][5][6] It is also partnered with Raffles Hospital.[7]
In 2008, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received medical treatment at Square Hospital while she was detained by the caretaker government.[8][9] On 11 January 2012, the hospital was fined by the Department of Environment over noise pollution from its generators.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Notice on Square, Apollo hospitals to stop VAT collection". The Daily Star. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Apollo Hospital running at 50pc of capacity". The Daily Star. 13 March 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "BTMA elects chairman". The Daily Star. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "SQUARE Hospital starts journey". The Daily Star. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Square Hospital Comes into being early next year". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Square: the rise of a giant". The Daily Star. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Square Hospitals Ltd". squarehospital.com. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Hasina should be treated abroad". The Daily Star. 12 March 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Five replace earlier panel of doctors". The Daily Star. 15 March 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "City hospital fined". The Daily Star. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2019.