South Asia
Treatment in India for Bangladeshi patients
Written for Bangladeshi patients and their families: the route from Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet, the visa process at the Indian mission nearest you, which hospital cities most patients use, and what follow-up looks like once you are back home.
- Flights
- Dhaka to Kolkata is under an hour by air, and Chennai and Delhi are 2.5–3 hours direct.
- Usual hospital cities
- Kolkata, Chennai, Delhi NCR, Mumbai
- Languages we work in
- Bengali, English
- Estimates shown in
- Bangladeshi taka (BDT) and US dollars
- Medical visa
- Indian medical visas are issued through the visa centres in Dhaka, Chattogram and Sylhet on the hospital invitation letter.
Why patients travel
What brings Bangladeshi patients to India
- Short flights and shared language make Kolkata and Chennai practical even for repeat oncology cycles.
- Liver transplant and complex cancer surgery volumes in India are among the highest in the region.
- Bengali-speaking staff are available at most partner hospitals without special arrangement.
Most requested
Treatments and indicative package costs
- Liver Transplant$32,000–48,000
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)$5,200–9,800
- Brain Tumour Surgery$5,800–12,500
- Colorectal Cancer Surgery$5,800–11,500
- Total Knee Replacement$4,200–8,200
Indicative hospital package ranges in US dollars, not quotations. Your estimate is issued by the hospital after it reads your reports, and can be shown to you in Bangladeshi taka (BDT).
Back home
Support once you return to Bangladesh
- Bengali-language explanation of the discharge plan for the family, alongside the English summary.
- Chemotherapy cycles split between India and an approved centre at home where clinically safe.
- Teleconsultation follow-up with the treating consultant at agreed intervals.
Answers
Questions from Bangladesh
Next step
Get an estimate for travel from Bangladesh
Send your reports and we will return a written opinion and an itemised package estimate from accredited hospitals in India. A named case manager replies within 24 hours, every day of the week.