However, with the fire incident in Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital (ShSMCH), a new problem that plagues the system has come to light. The Fire Service inspected 432 government, non-government hospitals and rehabilitation centres and cetegorized them as satisfactory, risky and high-risk places. Among the hospitals only 11 (2.5%) private hospitals were found to have enough fire safety equipment, while 421 (97.5%) hospitals were rated risky or high-risk. None of the 20 government national tertiary-level hospitals and divisional health care centres, including Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Combined Military Hospital and Kurmitola General Hospital were equipped properly for combating fire outbreaks and were categorized as risky. One of the most popular hospitals in Savar, Enam Medical College and Hospital, which played an important role in treating victims of the Rana Plaza disaster, was found to be in high-risk state.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 18, 2019 18:45 UTC