Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- A new Bangladesh-China Friendship General Hospital in Nilphamari will play a key role in decentralising healthcare and easing the pressure on hospitals centred in Rangpur and Dhaka, says Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus.

His remarks came on Sunday while approving the project to establish the 1000-bed facility at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), which he chaired. The information was later shared in a statement from the Chief Advisor's Office (CAO).

According to the CAO, the project will be implemented by the Directorate General of Health Services under the Health Services Division of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare from January 2026 to December 2029. The total estimate...