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Bangladesh envoy visits ailing FFs in Delhi


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Published : 08 Feb 2020 09:00 PM | Updated : 05 Sep 2020 06:46 AM

The newly appointed Bangladesh High Commissioner to India, Muhammad Imran on Friday visited a group of Bangladeshi freedom fighters, who are undergoing treatment at the Army Hospital in Delhi, reports BSS.

The High Commissioner met the freedom fighters, mostly in their 60s and 70s, and enquired about their wellbeing and the treatment they are receiving at the health facility, Bangladesh mission in New Delhi said in a statement. A total of 29 ailing freedom fighters arrived in India last week from Dhaka. Fifteen of them got admitted at the specialized Army Hospital in New Delhi and another 14 are receiving treatment in the Command Hospital in Pune.

The Indian government is providing treatment to the war veterans under a 5-year scheme under which 100 freedom fighters from Bangladesh will receive treatment in India every year. The scheme was officially launched by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India in April, 2017.

The gesture came at a ‘Sammanona’ programme, where the visiting Bangladesh Prime Minister personally honoured the families of Indian soldiers who sacrificed their lives during the nine-month long Bangladesh’s War of Independence in 1971. During the interaction with the High Commissioner, the freedom fighters expressed satisfaction at the treatment and care they have been receiving at the hospital.

Later, the Bangladesh envoy also met the Commandant of the Army Hospital (Research and Referral), Lt. Gen. Rajat Dutta, who assured the best possible care for the freedom fighters. Gen. Dutta appreciated the achievements of Bangladesh in primary health care and growth of its pharmaceutical sector.