The Bangladesh Medical Tourism Association (BMTA), a leading organization representing Bangladesh’s medical tourism sector, has elected its new executive committee for a one-year term.
The election was held on Sunday, October 25, at a prestigious hotel in Banani, Dhaka, under the supervision of Election Commissioner Dr. Mohammad Jamshed Alam. The event took place in a festive atmosphere.
AKM Mufasserul Haque (Pintu), proprietor of Anisa International, was elected president, while Shabbir Ahmad Tamim, co-founder and chief executive officer of MediAider, was elected senior vice-president.
A. M. R. Mazumder Liton, chief executive officer of WCA Medical Evacuation Service, was elected vice-president-2, and Khandaker Sitabur Rahman, founder and CEO of Khandaker Medical Tourism, was elected secretary general.
The other members of the newly elected executive committee are Ainul Tarek Nobel, business manager at Global Telemedicine Company, as joint secretary (finance); Md. Abdullah Al Atik, founder and CEO of Su-Chikitsa, as joint secretary (office and administration); and Nazmul Islam Rafi, founder and CEO of Cure Explore, as assistant secretary (IT and digital transformation).
Abdur Rashid, CEO of Health Plus, was elected secretary for international affairs, while Daud Arman, director of Prime MediaCare, was elected secretary for media and publications.
Mohammad Ariful Islam, executive director of Doctors Link, was elected organizational secretary, and S. M. Wasim Mehboob, CEO of Prime Aviation, was elected secretary for training and development.
Md. Arif Hossain, founder and CEO of Health Connect, and Gias Mohammad Azizul Haque, director of Aponjon Healthcare, were elected executive members.
The newly elected committee is expected to work collectively over the next year to strengthen international healthcare partnerships, expand medical travel infrastructure and promote technology-driven, modern solutions across Bangladesh’s medical tourism sector.
The initiative aims to contribute to the development of the country’s medical tourism industry by fostering collaboration among healthcare providers, medical travel facilitators and other stakeholders.