Dhaka, April 2 -- The prices of 22 types of stents or rings used in the treatment of heart disease in Bangladesh have been reduced.

The new price list set by the Drug Administration Directorate has set the minimum price for these essential medical devices at Tk 20,000 and the maximum at Tk 68,000.

The announcement of the price reduction was made in a press release by the directorate on Tuesday.

Director (Administration) of the directorate, Md Salah Uddin, told http://bdnews24.com, "This is part of the continuity of increasing and decreasing prices. We have been trying to reduce the price of stents for a long time. This has been done in that context.

"From now on, everyone will sell stents at this price. All hospitals must display this...