Is MBBS in China recognised in Bangladesh?

For a Bangladeshi student, an MBBS degree earned in China is not automatically valid in Bangladesh. Under section 12(1) of the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council Act 2010, a graduate-level medical degree from an institution outside Bangladesh must be recognised by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council before the holder may use it in Bangladesh. Section 12 names no country, so the rule applies to a Chinese degree as it does to any foreign degree; the Council decides recognition.

The registration and examination steps for Bangladesh are outlined on our licensing exams page.

What section 12(1) requires

Section 12(1) of the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council Act 2010 (Act No. 61 of 2010; publisher: Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Bangladesh) states that a person holding a graduate-level medical degree granted by a medical institution inside or outside Bangladesh, who wishes to use that degree in Bangladesh, must have it recognised by the Council under the Act.

When the institution is not in the Schedules (section 12(2))

Section 12(2) states that if the name of a medical institution granting graduate-level medical degrees is not included in the First or Second Schedule, the institution, or as the case may be the degree holder, must apply to the Council to obtain recognition of that qualification under the Act.

For a degree earned outside Bangladesh (section 12(3))

Section 12(3) applies where, under sub-section (2), a degree earned outside Bangladesh is recognised by the medical council of the relevant country. The applicant shall take the examination set by the Council. An applicant who passes shall be provisionally registered for an internship of a period set by the Council.

How the Council recognises an institution (section 12(4))

After receiving an application under sub-sections (2) and (3), the Council, if it considers the applicant or, as the case may be, the applied-for medical institution qualified in light of the prescribed standards and policy, shall amend the First or, as the case may be, Second Schedule to include the institution's name with that qualification, thereby granting recognition.

Registration in outline (section 18)

Section 18 of the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council Act 2010 (publisher: Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Bangladesh) provides for registration of professional and recognised medical practitioners. The Council shall maintain a register and publish and preserve it. A practitioner must apply to the Council in the prescribed manner; the Council, if it considers the applicant qualified under the prescribed standards and policy, shall register the practitioner and issue a registration certificate in the prescribed manner.

No practice without registration (section 22(1))

Section 22(1) of the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council Act 2010 (publisher: Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Bangladesh) states that, notwithstanding anything in any other law, no medical practitioner may practice allopathic medicine, or represent himself as a medical practitioner, without registration under the Act.

Ask the Council before you enrol

This page does not reproduce the Council's procedure. The Council's current examination procedure, forms, fees, Schedules and list of recognised foreign institutions are not on this page. Before enrolling in any medical degree in China, ask the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council for the current recognition procedure and the current Schedules.

The English wording on this page is this site's translation of the Bengali text of the Act as published on the Laws of Bangladesh site of the Ministry of Law.

Related questions

What is the penalty for practising without registration?

Section 22(2) of the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council Act 2010 states that a person who contravenes section 22(1) commits an offence and is punishable with imprisonment for 3 (three) years, or a fine of 1 (one) lakh taka, or both.

Does this page list which Chinese universities are recognised?

This page does not reproduce the First and Second Schedules, so it does not list which institutions are recognised. Section 12(2) points to those Schedules, and section 12 names no country. Ask the Council for its current list of recognised foreign institutions.

Sources

• Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council Act, 2010, section 12 — Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Bangladesh
• Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council Act, 2010, section 18 — Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Bangladesh
• Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council Act, 2010, section 22 — Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Bangladesh

Checked 11 October 2026.

This page is an unofficial summary, is not legal or professional-licensing advice, is not published by the bodies named, promises no admission, examination or registration outcome, and the official text and the regulator's own instructions prevail if they differ.