Rule · BB · 7 Apr 2019
Authorized Dealers may issue International Debit, Prepaid, or Credit Cards to Bangladeshi medical centers accredited by the Gulf Health Council to pay only the registration fee for medical check-up services for Bangladeshi nationals proceeding abroad for employment in Gulf Cooperation Council member countries. Each medical center is limited to one card from any single card-issuing bank. Authorized Dealers must adhere to the reporting requirements outlined in Chapter-19 of the Guidelines for Foreign Exchange Transactions-2018.
Foreign Exchange Policy Department
Bangladesh Bank
Head Office
Dhaka www.bb.org.bd
FE Circular No. 14 Date: 07/04/2019
All Authorized Dealers in
Foreign Exchange in Bangladesh
Dear Sirs,
Issuance of International Card for online payment of registration fee on account of medical check-up for Bangladeshi nationals Please refer to Paragraph-17, Chapter-11 of the Guidelines for Foreign Exchange Transactions2018 (GFET), Vol-1 in terms of which Authorized Dealers (ADs) upon request from approved medical centers, remit fee to the bank account of the beneficiaries on account of registration fee for medical check-up services to migrant workers subject to production of invoice specifying details of the checkup and deduction of applicable taxes.
02. In accordance with the decision of Gulf Health Council (GHC) regarding online registration
and payment for medical check-up, it has now been decided that ADs may issue International Debit/Prepaid/Credit Card in favor of Bangladeshi medical centers accredited by GHC to pay only the registration fee for medical check-up services of Bangladeshi nationals proceeding abroad for employment in member countries of Gulf Cooperation Council. Each medical center may avail only one card from any one of the card issuing banks. In this regard, ADs shall meticulously follow instructions contained in Chapter-19 of GFET regarding reporting requirements of International Card.
03. Other Instructions in this regard shall remain unchanged.
Please bring the above instructions to the notice of all concerned constituents. Yours faithfully,
(Mohammad Khurshid Wahab)
General Manager
Phone: 9530123
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