Singer Bangladesh, Arçelik donate ventilators to three hospitals
Staff Reporter, Dhaka
Singer Bangladesh Limited in association with Turkish company Arelik donated ventilators to three hospitals in and outside Dhaka for critical Covid-19 patients.
The hospitals are Holy Family Red Crescent Hospital, Police Central Hospitals in Dhaka and TMSS Rafatullah Community Hospital at Bogura, said a press release.
Arelik is one of the leading consumer durables players in Europe, and the major shareholder of countrys leading consumer electronics and home appliances company Singer Bangladesh Limited.
Arelik 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 - Bangladesh Red Crescent Society and Governing Body Member - Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College, Superintendent of Police (Admin Finance) Dr Emdadul Haque of Central Police Hospital and Dr 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.
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, the statement added.
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