Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat  Husain -File photo

SANGSAD BHABAN, March 29, 2026 (BSS) - Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat 
Husain today said in parliament that there was looting in the health sector 
during the previous fascist government. 

"There is no fund for developmental work in the health sector. There is not 
enough money to buy gauzes, bandages, and syringes in the Upazila Health 
Complex," he said.

In Rule 71, the ruling party MP from Gaibandha-4 constituency Mohammad Shamim 
Kaiser drew the attention of the Health and Family Welfare Minister to the 
'upgrading of Gobindaganj Upazila Hospital in Gaibandha district to 100 
beds'. 

Later, the Health Minister responded.

He said that the looting took place in the health sector during the previous 
fascist government. 

"The kind of mismanagement that has taken place, no developmental work has 
been done in the ongoing projects anywhere. The 250-bed hospitals under 
construction, according to their engineer's plan, have bathrooms on the side 
where the entrance is. Where people will not be able to enter due to the 
smell of dirt. The construction of the infrastructure of the hospitals was 
started with a bad plan to make money in a hurry. There was looting," he 
added.

The Health Minister said that the government does not have any fund to go to 
developmental work in the health sector. 

"There is not enough money to buy gauzes, bandages, syringes in the Upazila 
Health Complex. Everything has been exhausted. Even what was there during the 
previous government has been exhausted. I have discussed this situation of 
the country with the Prime Minister two or three times."

After the next budget, the Minister said that the government will do whatever 
is necessary to provide health services to the people in all upazilas from 
limited resources in stages.