Kuwait Bangladesh Hospital is a government hospital situated in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The hospital was funded by Kuwaiti Joint Relief Committee. This is the first hospital to provide medical services to coronavirus infected patients as prescribed by the Government of Bangladesh.On 10 June 2001, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated Kuwait-Bangladesh Friendship Hospital. In 2002, the Kuwaiti Joint Relief Committee stopped funding the hospital, showing financial crisis reason.A lease agreement was made between The Ministry of Health and American Hospital Consortium on December 16, 2002. According to the agreement, The government transferred its responsibility to American Hospital Consortium. After the agreement name of the hospital was changed to "American Super Specialised Hospital".[1] According to the agreement the responsible side had to upgrade the hospital to international standards by June 30, 2008. But the organisation failed to do so. Then in 2009 the government sued American Hospital Consortium for taking over rights of the government hospital illegally, leaving the matter of agreement cancellation pending. Six years later, the court ruled in favor of the government and the custody of the hospital was given to the health ministry.