Dhaka, May 5 -- Legal entanglements have prevented the Naria Upazila Health Complex in Shariatpur from opening its doors nearly two years after construction was completed.

The deadlock has left Upazila residents in a lurch, cut off from essential medical services.

On Monday, Upazila administrator (UNO) Md Abdul Kaiyum Khan said the contractor has yet to hand over the building because of a writ petition filed by lawyer Masudur Rahman Dewan.

He added that around 300,000 people in Naria are being deprived of healthcare, while prolonged inactivity has left the facility vulnerable.

According to the UNO, thieves broke into the vacant hospital on Friday night and stole equipment worth around Tk 3.7 million, including air conditioners, CCTV c...