DHAKA, June 27, (V7N) — A proposed operating and development budget of Tk 1,039 crore 54 lakh 26 thousand for the 2026-27 fiscal year has been approved for Bangladesh Medical University (BMU), which is about Tk 63 crore more than the previous year.
The allocation was approved at the 29th budget session during the university's 100th Syndicate meeting held this morning.
Treasurer Prof Dr Nahrin Akhtar and Director (Finance and Accounts) Khondkar Shariful Hasan Ratan disclosed the details at a press conference held at the university's Dr Milton Hall this afternoon.
The approved budget includes Tk 634 crore 80 lakh from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Tk 136 crore 28 lakh 7 thousand from the Bangladesh University Grants Commission (UGC), and Tk 163 crore from the university's own income.
University authorities said the budget prioritizes medical services, research, modern medical education, and cost control, with a goal of ensuring patient-centred and public welfare-oriented healthcare.
One of the key features of the budget is the increase in allocation for providing free medicines to inpatients and outpatients, which has been raised from Tk 12 crore to Tk 20 crore.
The university said this is one of their biggest achievements for the next fiscal year.
Patients will receive medicines for high blood pressure and diabetes completely free of cost. All saline and meropenem will be provided free of cost in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
At the press conference, it was also announced that plans have been made to provide 100% of inpatients with saline and oral antibiotics free of charge.
To strengthen cancer treatment, a special allocation of Tk 76 crore has been made to restart a long-defunct linear accelerator in the Oncology department and to purchase two more state-of-the-art linear accelerators.
An additional Tk 10 crore has been allocated to the Medicine and Infection Control sectors to improve patient services at the hospital, and more funds will be added in the revised budget if necessary.
For expanding research activities, a total of Tk 28 crore 5 lakh has been allocated, including Tk 22 crore through the Ministry of Health and Tk 6 crore 5 lakh from the university's own income. This is Tk 7 crore 70 lakh more than the previous fiscal year.
As part of implementing digital healthcare, Tk 7 crore has been allocated from the university's own fund for launching Electronic Medical Records (EMR).
An additional Tk 1 crore 30 lakh has been allocated for purchasing books and periodicals to improve the quality of education and research. The allocation for printing and binding has been increased to Tk 2 crore, and the allocation for training to enhance the skills of teachers, officers, and employees has been raised from Tk 50 lakh to Tk 2 crore 10 lakh.
To improve patients' nutrition, the allocation for the diet sector has been increased from Tk 15 crore to Tk 18 crore. At the same time, the allocation for scholarships for residency, non-residency, and nursing students has been increased from Tk 216 crore 60 lakh to Tk 227 crore 47 lakh.
The allocation for the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector has been increased to Tk 5 crore, and a separate allocation of Tk 1 crore has been made for launching an e-logbook.
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