Bankers' hospital on the cards

Bangladesh Bank has taken an initiative to set up a modern hospital, Combined Bankers' Hospital (CBH), following the model of the Combined Military Hospital (CMH).

The decision was taken in a meeting of chief executives of all the state-run and private banks with the central bank governor Atiur Rahman in the chair yesterday.

Atiur told The Daily Star that the banks would provide funds for building the hospital, and it would be run as a non-profit organisation.

In the meeting, a committee was formed with BB Deputy Governor SK Sur Chowdhury as its head.

The committee was asked to submit a report to the BB governor within a month after a feasibility study to find the land for the hospital and also determine which banks will provide how much funds.

All staff of the banks would get treatment at a minimal charge at the proposed hospital. Besides, the commoners would be able to undergo treatment there, Atiur informed the meeting participants.

He also said many banks have land which could be used for setting up the CBH.

The hospital would procure state-of-the-art lab facilities for carrying out checkups on complex diseases as well as the normal ones.