Japan, S'pore keen to hire skilled manpower: Momen

SYLHET, April 23 (BSS): Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Saturday said Japan and Singapore would like to recruit manpower with communication skills from Bangladesh.

He made the remark while speaking at a fresher reception of nursing staffers at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College and Hospital.

The foreign minister stressed the need for enhancing communication skills of nurses as there is huge demand for skilled nursing staffers and caregivers in the developed world.

Dr Momen urged the authority concerned to expedite the land acquisition process at the city's East Shahi Eidgah area to set up the second unit of Osmani Medical College Hospital.

He also underscored the need for increasing the number of physicians and nurses at all hospitals in the country to ensure proper medical treatment for all.

The minister urged the wealthy people of Sylhet to increase investment in the medical sector so that people don't need to go abroad for treatment.

Sylhet Medical University vice-chancellor Prof Dr Morshed Ahmed Chowdhury spoke at the program as the keynote speaker while Health Directorate Sylhet divisional director Himangshu Lal Roy as the special guest.

Awami League Sylhet city president Masuk Uddin Ahmed, district acting president former lawmaker Shafiqur Rahman Chowdhury and city general secretary Zakir Hossain also spoke on the occasion.

Bangladesh Nursing Association (BNA) Sylhet branch president Shamima Nasrin presided over the function moderated by BNA general secretary Israil Ali Sadek.