COVID-19 positive bankers to get health insurance

A banker will get Tk 500,000 to Tk 1.0 million, based on their ranks, as health insurance and a special grant, if he or she gets infected with COVID-19 while attending office physically during the general holidays declared by the government.

The money has to be paid by the respective banks within 15 days and the bank will have to bear the full medical cost of the patient.

The Bangladesh Bank issued a circular on Wednesday announcing the directives, reports BSS.

“If officials or employees get infected with COVID-19 while performing duties at banks, they will receive Tk 500,000 to Tk 1.0 million based on their ranks as health insurance money,” according to the BB circular.

The circular further said that the health insurance and special grant will be applicable to any banker infected with COVID-19 since the beginning of the government-announced holidays and within 30 days after the holidays.

If any bank employee dies from the virus, their family will get a grant of five times higher than the certain health insurance, the circular added.

 “This amount cannot be adjusted with any other dues or advance. The banker’s family will receive other facilities as well, depending on the bank’s existing policy,” said the circular.

The circular further mentioned that banks would bear all expenses if any banker falls into any sorts of accidents while going to their workplace during the time of the general holidays.