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Dhaka boosts education diplomacy with Maldives
Bangladesh has strengthened its education diplomacy with the Maldives by expanding medical internship opportunities and reserving fresh MBBS and BDS seats for Maldivian students under the government's foreign scholarship programme, the Bangladesh High Commission in Male‚ said today.
The mission said it has facilitated the second batch of medical internship placements for Maldivian students across several medical colleges in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh High Commissioner to the Maldives Dr Md Nazmul Islam formally received a group of Maldivian students ahead of their travel to Bangladesh for clinical training today.
He congratulated them and noted that Bangladesh's medical universities enjoy global recognition for academic excellence, modern curricula and world-class clinical exposure.
The envoy encouraged the students to experience not only the academic environment but also Bangladesh's cultural richness, including its hospitality, cuisine, arts, and social vibrancy, which reflect the strong people-to-people ties between the two countries.
"This medical internship programme is part of Bangladesh's broader commitment to advancing education diplomacy, enhancing mutual understanding, and strengthening the soft-power partnership between the two brotherly nations," the High Commission said, quoting Dr Islam.
Bangladesh has also released the MBBS/BDS Admission Circular for Foreign Students for 2025-26, offering 224 seats for international applicants under SAARC and non-SAARC quotas.
In honour of the warm bilateral ties, Bangladesh has allocated six MBBS and one BDS seat exclusively for Maldivian applicants, reaffirming Dhaka's commitment to supporting human resource development in the Maldives, said the release.
Eligible Maldivian candidates may apply through the Maldives' foreign ministry or other authorised authorities between 11 November and 22 December
2025, the High Commission said.
Dr Islam expressed confidence that the visiting Maldivian interns would return home with improved clinical expertise and a deeper appreciation of Bangladesh-Maldives friendship, serving as "bridges of goodwill and cooperation.
The mission encouraged Maldivian students to take full advantage of Bangladesh's reputable medical education facilities, describing them as a testament to Dhaka's commitment to empowering South Asian youth through education and fostering lasting inter-regional bonds, reports BSS.