Chittagong is the second largest commercial hub of the country with significant and vibrant economic activities. Bangladesh Railway has decided to expand its social services in some other areas by utilizing its core competence including hues land base and other infrastructure. For the medical care of the BR’s employees, it has some hospitals at different places. Chittagong Railway Hospital is one of them. BR has significant unused land and hospital infrastructure within the existing Chittagong Railway Hospital compound beside the Chittagong Railway station. Considering that there are a limited number of modern hospitals and medical colleges in Chittagong comparing required demand, BR has decided to utilize the unused land and the existing hospital complex at Central Railway Building in Chittagong for construction of a modern medical college & hospital and nursing institute on a PPP model.

The proposed project has been provided in-principal approval by the Cabinet Committee for Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 14 August 2013. The proposed hospital is expected to cater the health service requirements for both the BR’s employees as well as general people.