The Dr. Khursheduzzaman (Mishri Mia) Welfare Trust has started a program to provide free procedures/operations for various eye conditions to roughly 1000 patients in Jamalpur's Islampur Upazila. On the occasion of the 75th birth anniversary of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a four-day eye camp was set up to perform this surgery.
An inaugural ceremony for this camp was held in front of the Dak Bungalow of the Zilla Parishad in Islampur last Saturday, October 15. It will continue till October 18 on Tuesday. Dr. Ishtiaque M. Syed, a professor in the physics department at Dhaka University and the principal of Amar Ekushe Hall, served as the chief guest at the opening of the eye camp.
In the inaugural speech, Congratulates and wishing the honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a long life, SM Shahinuzzaman, a Trustee of the Dr. Khursheduzzaman (Mishri Mia) Welfare Trust Board said “We are expressing our unity in the fight to create a developed and wealthy Bangladesh through this eyecamp, Through different eyecamps, the trust has offered various eye treatment services to about 6,000 individuals since the start of this year. Patients with cataracts, swollen muscles, and ocular tract infections were located in such camps and scheduled for surgery. All participants who attend their camp this year will be treated by a skilled 12-person medical staff working under the direction of ophthalmologist Prof. Dr. Hamidul Haque.”
Islampur Upazila Parishad Chairman SM Jamal Abdun Nacher, Upazila Executive Officer Tanveer Hasan Ruman and others were special guests on the occasion. Islampur Upazila Awami League former labor affairs secretary SM Jahangir Alam moderated the programme.
