Dhaka, March 30 -- Dr Khalilur Rahman, High Representative on the Rohingya Problem and Priority Issues to Chief Adviser Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, has announced that an international-standard specialized hospital will be built in Bangladesh with Chinese investment.

Khalilur Rahman said that the Chinese government agreed to construct the hospital following a request from the Bangladesh government, speaking at a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka on Sunday. Construction is expected to begin soon.

When asked why the government is not establishing such a hospital despite thousands of Bangladeshis traveling abroad for medical treatment, Khalilur Rahman explained that during his visit to Kunming last December, he discus...