Pvt medical admission deadline extended till 8 Jan

The deadline for admissions into private medical and dental colleges for MBBS and BDS courses has been extended till 8 January 2017.

Earlier, the last date for admission was 31 December 2016.

The decision was taken today at a meeting on private medical college policies at the health ministry with health and family welfare minister Mohammad Nasim in the chair, said an official release.

State minister for health Zahid Malik and health secretary M Sirajul Islam were present at the meeting, among others.

Meanwhile, the government today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China to set up a 1000-bed modern cancer hospital.

Health secretary M Sirajul Islam signed the MoU at a function at the secretariat in the presence of health minister Mohammad Nasim, said the release.