The 66 Infantry Division and Rangpur Area of Bangladesh Army on Monday launched providing roving health services and cost free medicine to the common people across Rangpur division amid spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.
Rangpur Area Commander and General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 66 Infantry Division Major General Md. Nazrul Islam, ndu, afwc, psc, g, formally inaugurated the health service assistance campaign this morning as the chief guest, reports BSS.
After inaugurating the campaign separately in two roving medical camps at Chowrasta point in Thakurgaon town and Chowrangi point in Panchagarh town, the GOC delivered brief awareness raising speeches for the people and civilian health service providers.
Commander of 222 Infantry Brigade Brigadier General Md. Mahbubur Rahman Siddique, Commanding Officer of 29 Bir Battalion Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Salahuddin, officials of the local civil and health administrations and public representatives were present.
On the occasions, the GOC said the Armed Forces are assisting the civil administrations to properly implement directives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina following government rules to bring relief to the common people amid COVID-19 spread.
“The government will take time-befitting all requisite steps to ensure health safety of the common people and their overall welfare when necessary,” he said, and urged the common people not to become panicked.
He said the Armed Forces will conduct the duties bestowed on them by the government with utmost sincerity and maximum responsibility to stand beside the people like in the past.
He urged the common people to properly maintain social distancing, wear masks and abide by health directives of the government and sought cooperation of all concerned to prevent community spread of COVID-19 and effectively face the situation.
Major General Nazrul Islam said the campaign for providing health service assistance to the common people and creating awareness about COVID-19 was also launched today in different places of Rangpur division.
“The Armed Forces will continue to provide similar health service assistance to the common people at roving medical camps to be arranged in all eight districts of Rangpur division until the situation becomes normal,” he added.
