Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Saturday said Japan and Singapore would like to take skilled 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 underlined the need for increasing communication skills of nurses as there is huge demand for skilled nursing staffers and caregivers in the developed world.
Momen urged the authorities concerned to expedite the land acquisition process in the city's East Shahi Eidgah area to set up the second unit of Osmani Medical College and Hospital.
He also underscored the need for an increasing number of physicians and nurses at all hospitals in the country to ensure quality medical treatment for all.
The minister also urged wealthy people of Sylhet to increase investment in the medical sector of the district so that people don't need to go abroad for undertaking treatment.
Sylhet Medical University Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Morshed Ahmed Chowdhury spoke as the keynote speaker while Health Directorate Sylhet divisional Director Himangshu Laal Roy spoke as the special guest.
