Staff Reporter
Hospital administration and entrepreneurship converge in the professional career of Saimum Sairas, who has been elected senior joint secretary of the Bangladesh Private Medical College Association (BPMCA) for the 2025–2027 term.
As managing director of Brahmanbaria Medical College Hospital Ltd. and founder of Saimum Group, Sairas’s responsibilities span healthcare management and a diversified business portfolio. The group operates across sustainable construction materials, food processing, medical oxygen supply, renewable energy and ceramics. His academic portfolio includes BBA & MBA from the University of Dhaka and MHRM from Sunway University, Malaysia; Associate CIPD, UK.
His election forms part of a significant development in the association’s governance. On 16 July 2025, members gathered at Dhaka’s CIRDAP auditorium for BPMCA’s first leadership election by direct ballot. Participation reached 92 of the 110 eligible voters. (thefinancialexpress.com.bd)
The elected executive committee is headed by President Dr. Sheikh Mohiuddin and General Secretary Professor Dr. Md. Moazzem Hossain.
Serving as vice-presidents are Dr. Mostafizur Rahman, managing director of Popular Medical College; Syed Md. Morshed Hossain, chairman of Chattagram Maa-O-Shishu Hospital Medical College; Dr. Gazi Mizanur Rahman, chairman of Gazi Medical College; Priti Chakraborty, chairman of Universal Medical College; and Mohammad Shahab Uddin, chairman of Shahabuddin Medical College.
BPMCA provides a national platform for Bangladesh’s private medical and dental colleges, representing their institutional interests and contributing to policy discussions on medical education and healthcare. Its stated priorities include strengthening member institutions and advancing educational and service standards—the broader remit within which the elected leadership serves. (bpmca.org)
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