BIRDEM

{{short description|Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh}} {{Infobox hospital | name = BIRDEM | org_group = | logo = | logo_size = | image = BIRDEM Bangladesh.jpg | image_size = 225 | alt = BIRDEM Bangladesh | caption = BIRDEM Bangladesh | coordinates = {{coord|23|44.3|N|90|23.78|E|type:landmark_region:BD|display=inline,title}} | location = Shahbag | region = Dhaka | state = | country = Bangladesh | healthcare =  | funding = | type = | religious_affiliation = | affiliation = | patron = Muhammad Ibrahim | network = | standards = | emergency = | beds = | speciality = | helipad = | h1-number = | h1-length-f = | h1-length-m = | h1-surface =

for BIRDEM Segunbagicha: {{rint|dhaka|6}} Shahbagh | former_names = | constructed = | opened = {{start date|1980}} | closed = | demolished = | website = {{URL|https://birdembd.org/}} | other_links = | module = }}

'''Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders''', commonly known as '''BIRDEM''', is a 650-bed multidisciplinary hospital complex of the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh. It is located at Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 1980 with the financial support of Bangladesh government. In BIRDEM, 3,000 patients are treated in the out patients department (OPD) every day.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=BIRDEM |title=BIRDEM |website=Banglapedia |access-date=2016-09-27}}</ref>

==History== The Diabetic Association for Pakistan (later Bangladesh Diabetic Association) was formed under the leadership of national professor Muhammad Ibrahim in February 1956. He offered a ground floor room of his home in Segunbagicha, Dhaka, to be used by the association, and there he began outpatient services for diabetes. While Bangladesh was still part of Pakistan, the government granted the association land in Segunbagicha for a hospital. BIRDEM hospital was inaugurated in 1980 at Shahbagh. In 2013, BIRDEM-2 hospital was started in Segunbagicha.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:বিশ্বের সবচেয়ে বড় হাসপাতাল |trans-title=The largest hospital in the world |url=http://www.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/article/1343446/ |work=Prothom Alo |date=14 October 2017 |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014233619/http://www.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/article/1343446/ |archive-date=14 October 2017}}</ref>

==Awards== * Independence Day Award, 1983 * Ibne Sina Award, 2004 * Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Industry award, 2014{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

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==External links== {{commons category|BIRDEM}} * {{official website|https://birdembd.org/}} * [https://www.dab-bd.org/ Diabetic Association of Bangladesh]

Category:Medical research institutes in Bangladesh Category:Buildings and structures in Dhaka Category:Hospitals established in 1980 Category:Diabetes organizations Category:Recipients of the Independence Award Category:Endocrinology organizations Category:Hospitals in Dhaka Category:1980 establishments in Bangladesh Category:Bangladesh Medical University affiliates