, Feb. 4 -- The BNP has unveiled an outline for national health sector reforms, aiming to establish a universal health system based on UK's National Health Service (NHS) model.

BNP Standing Committee member and former Health Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain presented the BNP's various short, medium and long-term proposals on Tuesday, to address the challenges faced by the health sector and carry out necessary reforms for its development.

"Just as quality healthcare for the marginalised population has not been ensured, so too has medical education not been planned effectively in Bangladesh," he said.

The BNP leader said the country's healthcare system has failed to compete regionally or internationally, prompting many people to seek...