Only regular students within the age limit of 28 will be eligible for the coverage

All regular Dhaka University (DU) students have been brought under a health insurance scheme for a yearly premium of Tk 270.

Under health insurance, each student will be eligible for maximum insurance benefit of Tk50,000 per year for hospital admission.

Of this, a maximum of Tk 5,000 per day will be available for cabin or ward rent, hospital services, surgical expenses, doctor’s consultation fees, medicines and examination bills while in the hospital.

The notification further said that in the case of outdoor treatment, there is an annual allocation of Tk10,000 for each student which will cover the cost of outdoor examinations and doctor’s consultation fees of maximum Tk 500 each day.

According to the circular, students who are yet to pay the annual premium during the current academic year, can deposit the premium by clicking the ‘Health Insurance’ button and logging in to the website https://student.eis.du.ac.bd.

Source: Online