Siraj-Khaleda Memorial Cantonment Board General Hospital Explained

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

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