Dhaka, April 6 -- A severe shortage of intensive care unit (ICU) beds at Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH), the largest public healthcare facility in northern Bangladesh, is putting critically ill patients at grave risk amid limited access to life-saving support.

Hospital director Brig Gen Ashikur Rahman said between March 1 and April 5, 29 of the 79 patients admitted to the ICU died - a figure that underscores the mounting pressure on the already stretched critical care system.

Despite serving eight districts in the Rangpur division, the hospital has only 10 ICU beds, far short of the growing demand.

Patients suffering from stroke, pneumonia and other life-threatening conditions are among those seeking admission, many of whom re...