Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the authorities concerned to take quick measures to modernise the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), Dhaka University Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) and Public Library.
"This is high time to start the work on rebuilding the institutions with all the modern facilities as everything is stalled now due to the coronavirus pandemic," she said.
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The premier said this while witnessing a virtual presentation on the use of land in the proposed plan of the 20-storey "Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Academic and Administrative Bhaban" at BPATC in Savar and the plan on using land for setting up "Mymensingh Divisional Headquarters" from her official Gono Bhaban residence through videoconference.
Sheikh Hasina said a plan for many institutions including Dhaka Medical College Hospital has already been formulated. "But, the design of the TSC has not yet been completed. Though the works will be done by the government, we want to complete it at the quickest possible time," she said.
She went on saying: "We want to build each of the institutions with modern technology for the new generation."
About the DMCH, the PM said that the government wants to reconstruct it with facilities for providing healthcare services to 5,000 patients as people come to the hospital from across the country.
"A plan to this end has already been prepared. Now, we're taking measures to complete it at the quickest possible time," she said.
The prime minister said the government has already instructed the authorities concerned to take speedy initiatives to protect the historic Amtala (adjacent to the DMCH) from where the Language Movement had started and the Father of the Nation held meeting there demanding declaring Bangla as the state language.
Regarding the TSC, Sheikh Hasina said that she has already directed the authorities concerned to prepare its design in a proper manner as she wanted to rebuild it as a modern one.
The prime minister put emphasis on renovating the DU halls on an urgent basis, particularly the old ones, as those are in dilapidated condition.
"Some old dormitories are now in such bad condition that accident could take place there any time," she said.
In this regard, she mentioned, "The Father of the Nation was a student of the university and I being a student of it, have a (special) connection with it."
About the Public Library, the premier said that they want to build it as a digital one with a modern auditorium and a cyber cafe.
About the National Museum, Sheikh Hasina said her government wants to give an aesthetically pleasing look to the museum with preserving its pond in a proper manner and keeping its structure intact.
While witnessing the plan on using land for setting up "Mymensingh Divisional Headquarters", the prime minister instructed the authorities concerned to construct necessary infrastructures by formulating the DPP in future.
Officials familiar with the project on constructing "Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Academic and Administrative Bhaban" said the premier approved one of the three plans for the 20-storey building.
The building will be constructed under a Taka 500 crore project for enhancing the training capacity of the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC), the apex training institute of the country.
There will be six large rooms, four auditoriums, a group discussion room, offices for the rector and other administrative officials and a children's corner in the building, the officials said.
"As many as 2,500 officials could take training simultaneously under a single roof once the building is completed," they added.
The health facility is the most important, especially now that there's pandemic