United News of Bangladesh

Health Minister Sardar Sakhawat Hossain Bakul on Sunday claimed that there was looting in the health sector during the previous 'fascist' government. There is no fund for developmental work in the health sector. There is not enough money to buy gauze, bandages, and syringes in the Upazila Health Complex, he said. In Rule 71, the ruling party MP from Gaibandha-4 constituency Mohammad Shamim Kaiser drew the attention of the Health and Family Welfare Minister to the 'upgrading of Gobindaganj Upazila Hospital in Gaibandha district to 100 beds'. Rajshahi Medical to get 4 ventilators: Health Minister Later, Health Minister Sardar Sakhawat Hossain responded. He said that the looting that took place in the health sector during the previous fascist government. “The kind of mismanagement that has taken place, no developmental work has been done in the ongoing projects anywhere. The 250-bed hospitals under construction, according to their engineer's plan, have bathrooms on the side where the entrance is. Where people will not be able to enter due to the smell of dirt. The construction of the infrastructure of the hospitals was started with a bad plan to make money in a hurry. There has been looting.” The Health Minister said that the government does not have any funds to go to developmental work in the health sector. “There is not enough money to buy gauze, bandages, syringes in the Upazila Health Complex. Everything has been exhausted. Even what was there during the previous caretaker government has been exhausted. I have discussed this situation of the country with the Prime Minister two or three times.” After the next budget, the Minister said that the government will do whatever is necessary to provide health services to the people in all upazilas from limited resources in stages.