Feni, Jan. 27 -- Established to provide emergency treatment for road accident victims along the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway, the Feni Trauma Centre remains largely non-functional, even 20 years after its completion.

The three-storey facility, built at Mohipal near the highway, was inaugurated on July 39, 2006 at a cost of Tk 2.76 crore.

Outpatient services began in October that year, with administrative approval following in February 2007.

However, the centre operates on a minimal scale, offering only outpatient services due to acute shortages in manpower, medical equipment and essential utilities.

District health officials report that the 20-bed facility requires a minimum of 20 staff, including doctors, to operate effectively.

At pres...