Photo: Collected Chief
of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman today (Tuesday, October 1) inaugurated 30
more medical dispensaries in Dhaka and other districts through video
teleconferencing (VTC) at the ECB Chattar in Dhaka Cantonment.
Subsequently,
he exchanged views with the retired members of the armed forces, said a press
release of the Inter-services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) this
afternoon.
For
the welfare of the retired members of the armed forces, currently 31 medical
dispensaries are being run in different districts across the country with the
financial support of the army, navy, air force and army welfare organizations
under the auspices of the Bangladesh Armed Forces Board (BAFB), it said.
With
the opening of 30 new medical dispensaries, about 1,55,264 retired armed forces
personnel and their family members in 61 districts would now get medical
services more easily.
Meanwhile,
in the remaining three districts, the retired army personnel and their families
will get the necessary medical services from the Bangladesh Army-run Main
Dressing Stations (MDS), the ISPR said.
Principal
Staff Officer to the Army Chief, senior officers of the Armed Forces Division,
senior civil administration officers of different districts, retired members of
armed forces and their families and media persons were present on the occasion.
