Siraj-Khaleda Memorial Cantonment Board General Hospital

Siraj-Khaleda Memorial Cantonment Board General Hospital is a large Government General hospital in Dhaka Cantonment with 100 beds and 26 cabins. The Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates the hospital constructed by Siraj-Khaleda Trust on 13 March, 2012.[1]

History

Dhaka Cantonment Board operates it[2] to provide health services to the civilians living in the cantonment in accordance with the provisions of Section 96 (e) of the Cantonment Act 2018. During COVID-19 pandemic, Summit Corporation Ltd and its partner Jera donated an ambulance with high-flow nasal oxygen equipment to SKMCB.[3]

The hospital is named after Lieutenant Colonel Sirajul Karim Khan and Mrs. Khaleda Karim Khan by the trust founded by their children which is headed by Muhammed Aziz Khan[4] and Faruk Khan.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Serve properly to make hospitals effective, PM urges doctors". The Daily Star. UNB. 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  2. ^ "Summit-JERA donates ambulance to cantonment board general hospital". New Age. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  3. ^ "Summit-Jera donates ambulance to Siraj-Khaleda Memorial Hospital". The Business Standard. 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  4. ^ "Siraj-Khaleda Trust". Siraj-Khaleda Trust. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  5. ^ "Faruk Khan takes it easy". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-12-13.

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