Dhaka, April 22 -- Rangpur Divisional Health Director Md Harun-Or-Rashid believes Nilphamari Sadar would be the perfect location for the 1,000-bed hospital funded by the Chinese government.

He said this after inspecting 10 hectares of private land near the Sadar Upazila's Darwani Textile Mills around 10:30am on Tuesday.

Recently, Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus visited China and was promised that the country would fund the establishment of a 1,000-bed specialised hospital in Bangladesh. He then instructed the authorities to find a suitable place for the facility around Rangpur.

Harun said, "The site we visited in Rangpur following the chief advisor's instruction was found unsatisfactory. The Nilphamari deputy commissioner quickly proposed...