Dhaka, March 4 -- Environment, Forests and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Tuesday said the government has decided to recruit 2,000 more doctors to enhance healthcare access to the grassroots level.

"The recruitment process for 3,493 doctors through the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) is currently underway. In addition, we have decided to hire 2,000 more doctors to address the healthcare needs in rural areas," she said during a briefing at the Foreign Service Academy.

During the meeting, the Council of Advisers also decided to rename two institutions: the Bangabandhu Science and Technology Fellowship Trust and the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre.

The briefing was held following a Council of Advis...