Member of Parliament Rumin Farhana told the national parliament on Thursday, April 16, 2026, that the only hospital serving around 350,000 people in nine unions of Sarail upazila, Brahmanbaria, is in a dire state. She described the 50-bed facility as being like a patient itself, highlighting its inability to meet the community’s healthcare needs.

According to her statement, the hospital faces severe shortages of doctors, staff, medicines, and modern equipment. A plan had been taken to construct a new building at a cost of 10 crore taka, but the contractor fled after August 5, leaving the project incomplete. As a result, services continue in the old two-storey building, where 64 positions remain vacant.

Her remarks underscore ongoing infrastructure and staffing challenges in rural healthcare facilities, with no immediate resolution mentioned in the parliamentary discussion.