Bangladeshis spend $5b annually on medical treatment abroad

Bangladeshis spend more than $5 billion annually on medical treatment abroad. India and Thailand are the primary destinations due to their more advanced healthcare systems, according to Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur.

Mansur made these remarks at a workshop titled "Cross-Border Data Flow: A Bangladesh Perspective," jointly organised by the Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh and the World Bank. The event took place at the Amari Dhaka in the capital.