Issuance of International Card for online payment of registration fee on account of medical check-up for Bangladeshi nationals

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 Transactions￾2018 (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 check￾up 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