Meanwhile, Dr Rahman was selected as an International Faculty (by competition) of "TCT Asia Pacific". TCT is a very sophisticated organisation in the field of interventional cardiology.

Dr Afzalur Rahman also presented research paper entitled "Stent thrombosis in the era of coronary stenting" at 15th Asia Pacific Congress of Cardiology and 57th Annual Conference of Cardiological Society of India, which was held in Mumbai, India. Dr rahman expressed that it was a privilege and a very much prestigious event to have the opportunity for presenting a paper in such conference. Among five hundred participants, Dr Rahman's presentation was recognized as the best.

Dr Afzalur Rahman said, "All these recognitions prove that our work in the field of cardiology is world standard. It can help to bring back the dignity of our local doctors, at least in cardiology sector." He also opined that there is almost no reason to seek cardiac care abroad, since we have developed in cardiology tremendously over last decade.

In Euro PCR05 Dr Rahman was asked to state the name of his country for two times, because he was the first Bangladeshi cardiologist to present scientific paper in the conference. Dr Afzalur Rahman expressed to Star Health that he felt proud of representing Bangladesh in a world conference like Euro PCR 05.

Exchange of ideas and views through the international conferences, workshops, seminars are good ways to keep up-to-date with the latest medical updates and to increase technical expertise as well as professional skills. Dr Rahman commented that young doctors should take part in those continuous medical updating processes.