# National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital

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## TL;DR

The National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital in Dhaka is Bangladesh's apex public cancer institute; it runs the national hospital-based cancer registry and trains oncologists for a country of around 170 million people with limited radiotherapy capacity.

## Summary

The National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital in Mohakhali, Dhaka, is Bangladesh's apex public cancer institute under the Directorate General of Health Services. It provides surgical oncology, medical oncology, radiotherapy, paediatric oncology, nuclear medicine and palliative care for a country of around 170 million people with very limited radiotherapy capacity, runs the national hospital-based cancer registry, and trains oncologists through postgraduate courses under Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. The government is expanding the institute and building divisional cancer centres to relieve pressure on Dhaka.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Also known as: NICRH; National Institute of Cancer Research & Hospital, Mohakhali
- City: Dhaka, BD
- Type: cancer-center
- Website: https://nicrh.gov.bd

## Sources

- Official website: https://nicrh.gov.bd

## Connected records

- terms: [Palliative](https://onco.cc/terms/palliative-treatment/), [Radiotherapy](https://onco.cc/terms/radiotherapy/)
- people: [Mostafa Aziz Sumon](https://onco.cc/people/mostafa-aziz-sumon/)

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