A separate ward for prisoner patients was opened at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) yesterday.
Medical treatment facilities for five patients will be available at the ward, said CMCH Director Brig Gen Khondakar Shahidul Ghani.
On an average, seven to eight prisoners undergo treatment in different wards a day now, he said.
Chittagong Medical College Principal Prof Dr Selim Muhammad Jahangir and leaders of Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA), Chittagong, among others, were present at the inaugural ceremony.