Government Plans Six 100-Bed Hospitals for Workers in Industrial Zones
Published : 20:22, 9 November 2026
The government plans to build six 100-bed hospitals in six industrial zones across the country to ensure access to healthcare for workers. Initially, the hospitals will be established in Tongi, Ashulia, Kaliakair, Narayanganj, Savar and Chattogram. The facilities will provide medical services exclusively to workers.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman announced the plan on Monday (November 9) in response to an unscheduled question from lawmaker Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas on the first day of the fourth session of the 13th National Parliament.
Speaking at the session, chaired by Deputy Speaker Barrister Kaiser Kamal, the Prime Minister said the lawmaker had raised an important issue concerning healthcare for workers. He added that the government had already decided to build six hospitals, each with a capacity of 100 beds, to ensure proper medical care for working people.
"Initially, we will build one 100-bed hospital in each of these six industrial areas: Tongi, Ashulia, Kaliakair, Narayanganj, Savar and Chattogram. These hospitals will provide medical services exclusively to our worker brothers," he said.
The Prime Minister added that the current government was working for people from all walks of life and that ensuring healthcare for workers was part of its broader initiatives.
Earlier, discussing the state of the country's energy, industrial and healthcare sectors, Tarique Rahman said the previous authoritarian administration had made the energy system dependent on imports. He alleged that the country had increased its reliance on imported resources instead of properly utilising domestic mineral resources. Industrial development had also been hindered during that period, he said.
He further alleged that the country's healthcare system, particularly medical services for rural communities, had gradually deteriorated. According to him, conditions had been created that compelled Bangladeshis to seek medical treatment in a particular foreign country.
