DHAKA: Bashundhara Group, country’s leading business conglomerates, provided Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) with 10,000 masks and 1,000 PPEs as a preventive measure to tackle coronavirus infection.
On behalf of Bashundhara Group Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir, his Secretary Maksudur Rahman handed over 1,000 PPE and 10,000 masks to BIWTA Chairman Commodore Golam Sadeq at BIWTA office in Motijheel in the capital on Wednesday (May 20).
Among others, Bashundhara Logistic Executive Director Habib Ishtiaq Ahmed, Bashundhara Port Senior General Manager Rashed Ahmed, Bashundhara Infrastructure Development Chief Operating Office Commodore Khurshid, BIWTA members Delowar Hossain, Nurul Alam, Director Wakil Nowaz and Chairman Office coordinator Selim Sheikh were present on the occasion.
After receiving the safety kits, BIWTA Chairman Golam Sadeq expressed his gratitude to Bashundhara Group for their contribution.
He said the PPE and masks will help the frontline workers in country’s shipping sector continue their duties for safe transportation of essential goods.
Bashundhara Group has stood by the people and the government agencies, which are playing a frontline role in combating the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
As part of its corporate social responsibility, Bashundhara Group has set up the country’s largest hospital for corona patients.
Bashundhara Group has also donated Tk 10 crore to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund.
Earlier, the Group provided 25,000 masks and 3,000 PPEs for Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP), 25,000 face masks and 1,000 PPE for Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), 50,000 masks for Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), 50,000 masks and 1,400 packets of food items for Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), 50,000 masks, 500 PPEs and 700 packets of food items for Navy, 25,000 masks for DMP Traffic Division (North), 1,000 PPEs and 50,000 masks for the Directorate General of Medical Service (DGMS) to tackle the coronavirus situation.
BDST: 1943 HRS, MAY 20, 2020
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