Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 23 Sat. June 19, 2004       Letters to Editor Medical facilities for retired NRBs living in Bangladesh MA Sobhan, Atlanta, GA, USA It's a well known fact that non-resident Bangladeshis (NRB) are contributing considerably in the earnings of valuable foreign exchanges for the country. A small section of these NRBs, after retirement from overseas, are settling back in Bangladesh to spend rest of their lives in their native land. Most of these retirees will be getting retirement benefits, in foreign currencies, deposited in their accounts in Bangladesh till their deaths. They would get free medical treatments including hospitalisation while they are in their country of work. Considering their life-long contributions to the economic growth of their motherland, I would request the Government of Bangladesh in general and our finance minister in particular to provide free medical treatment to the members of families of such retirees. I personally know quite a few NRBs living in the USA who are willing to return to their motherland after retirement, but afraid to do so because of absence of medical facilities in Bangladesh.