Malaysia plans to spend 3.5 million ringgits, or $830,023, to set up the hospital and also provide specialist doctors, nurses and medical assistants. “The hospital will have 35 medical staff such as doctors, hospital assistants and nurses. "At the moment, the [Malaysian] government is waiting for the procedure set by the Bangladesh government to allow the construction of the hospital." More than half a million Rohingyas have crossed the border into Bangladesh to escape a violent crackdown Myanmar's Rakhine state. Deputy Prime Minister Hamidi began his two-day visit to Bangladesh on Sunday.

Source: bd News24 October 16, 2017 11:48 UTC