News Desk: Leaders of the Private Medical College Association (BPMCA) in Bangladesh have demanded a duty waiver on the import of various emergency medical supplies. They made this demand as the private medical colleges are non-profit institutions as per the government policy.

In the conference room of the National Board of Revenue on Wednesday, the chairman of the National Board of Revenue and the Secretary of the Department of Internal Resources Abu Hena. The demand was raised during a discussion between Rahmatul Munim and the BPMCA delegation on the preparation of the national budget for the fiscal year 2021-2022. President of the organization MA Mubin Khan led the delegation. This information was given in a press release.

The Chairman of the National Board of Revenue lauded the sacrifices and services rendered by all the doctors and health workers in the private health sector of the country during the Kovid.

He assured the meeting that it would be recommended to get tax benefits if a government hospital is set up to provide treatment for complex diseases like cancer and heart in remote areas of the country.

In the pre-budget discussion, the vice-president of the association and chairman of the Popular Medical College and Hospital Dr. Mostafizur Rahman, managing director of Greenlife Medical College and Hospital. Md. Moinul Ahsan, Chairman of Japan East-West Medical College Hospital. Md. Moazzem Hossain, City Medical College and Hapatal Managing Director. Md. Refayetullah Sharif and BPMCA Finance Secretary and Managing Director of Tayrunnesa Memorial Medical College and Hospital Md. Habibul Haque and officials of the National Board of Revenue addressed the meeting.