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speaking to reporters after attending a Memorandum of Understanding signing event at the hospital, alongside Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain.

The hospital’s director Prof Saifulllah said many highly sophisticated procedures, such as kidney transplants, are supposed to be conducted at the facility, requiring highly skilled personnel.

“But we will not get such manpower if we offer salaries under the existing government pay scale. So we have proposed hiring staff on a contract basis with relatively higher pay,” he told this correspondent yesterday.

However, the university’s last syndicate did not approve the proposal, further delaying the process, he added.

“We need special concessions to make this hospital a model facility where people can receive services like top private hospitals, but at a much lower cost,” he added.

Officials said they are working on resolving the issue and hope for progress under the new administration.

They are still working on the issue and hope for a better outcome in the changed situation, he added.

MoU SIGNED

BMU and the Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to run a joint surgical clinic at BMU.

Speaking at the event, the health minister said the agreement reflects the long-standing relationship between the two countries and sought further Chinese support, particularly to improve healthcare in rural areas.

Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen said China has long been investing in the development of Bangladesh’s health sector, including establishing facilities such as robotic rehabilitation and cardiovascular clinics.

The programme was chaired by the BMU vice chancellor and attended by officials from both countries.