The Bangladesh Medical Tourism Association (BMTA) has elected a new executive committee for a one-year term, with AKM Mufasserul Haque as president and Khandaker Sitabur Rahman as general secretary, according to a press release issued by the association.

The election was held on Sunday at a hotel in Dhaka's Banani area under the supervision of Election Commissioner Dr Mohammad Jamshed Alam, the release said.

AKM Mufasserul Haque, widely known as Pintu and proprietor of Anisa International, was elected president. Khandaker Sitabur Rahman, founder and chief executive officer of Khandaker Medical Tourism, was elected general secretary.

Shabbir Ahmed Tamim, co-founder and CEO of MediAider, was elected senior vice president, while A M R Mazumder Liton, CEO of World Class Medical Evacuation Service, was elected vice president-2.

The other office-bearers are:

Ainul Tarek Nobel, business manager at a global telemedicine company, joint secretary (finance)

Md Abdullah Al Atik, founder and CEO of Su-Chikitsa, joint secretary (office and administration)

Nazmul Islam Rafi, founder and CEO of Cure Explore, assistant secretary (IT and digital transformation)

Abdur Rashid, CEO of Health Plus, international affairs secretary

Daud Arman, director of Prime MediCare, media and publication secretary

Mohammad Ariful Islam, executive director of Doctors Link, organising secretary

S M Wasim Mehbub, CEO of Prime Aviation, training and development secretary

Md Arif Hossain, founder and CEO of Health Connect, and Gias Mohammad Azizul Haque, director of Aponjon Healthcare, were elected executive members.

The association said the new committee would work to strengthen international healthcare partnerships, expand medical travel infrastructure and promote technology-driven solutions in the sector.

It also aims to foster cooperation among healthcare providers, hospitals, medical travel facilitators and international partners, and to improve the country's capacity to serve overseas patients, the release added.