Patients will now have to pay Tk 200 per test if they visit the kiosks to give samples or if they are hospitalised, the Health Directorate said in a notice issued on Monday, reports bdnews24.com.
The fees will be Tk 500 in case of home sample collections, the ministry said in the statement.
The decision will be effective soon, the notice, signed by Dr Nargis Begum, deputy secretary of Health Services Division, said.