Business Desk :
SINGER Bangladesh Limited in association with Arçelik Turkey, donated Ventilators to three hospitals for saving lives of critical Covid-19 patient sunder its ‘Singer for Society’ program. The hospitals are Holy Family Red Crescent Hospital, Central Police Hospital in Dhaka and TMSS Rafatullah Community Hospital in Bogura, said a press release.
Arçelik is one of the leading consumer durables players in Europe, and the major shareholder of country’s leading consumer electronics and home appliances company SINGER Bangladesh Limited. Arçelik joined forces with BioSys, Aselsan and Baykar Technologies to produce the mechanical ventilators.
In the presence of Deputy Chief of Mission of Turkish Embassy in Dhaka Enis Faruk Erdem, SINGER Bangladesh CEO MHM Fairoz handed over a total of six medical ventilators to Hafiz Ahmed Mazumdar, Chairman of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society & Governing Body Member of Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College, Superintendent of Police (Admin & Finance) Dr. Md. Emdadul Haque of Central Police Hospital and Dr. Md. Matiur Rahman, Deputy Executive Director of TMSS for Rafatullah Community Hospital at a ceremony at a hotel in the capital.
On the occasion of handing over the Ventilators SINGER CEO MHM Fairoz said that despite challenging times for businesses, SINGER and Arcelik as socially responsible companies have stood by the people of Bangladesh and will continue to do so in the future too.
Deputy Chief of Mission of Turkish Embassy Enis Faruk Erdem stated that Turkey assisted more than 150 countries and 12 international organizations in different forms in their efforts to fight Covid-19. He congratulated SINGER and Arcelik for taking this humanitarian initiative.
As part of the ‘Singer for Society’ program, immediately after break out of Covid-19 in Bangladesh, SINGER donated Refrigerators, Washing Machines and Microwave Ovens to a number of hospitals across the country to facilitate safety of doctors and nurses, attending Covid-19 patients. Singer also assisted the cyclone Amphan affected people in the Southern Part of the country by distributing food aid.
