The 66 Infantry Division and Rangpur Area of Bangladesh Army 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 recently as the chief guest.
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.