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Bangladeshi officers in Kolkata
Jayanta Gupta, TNNJan 2, 2014, 09.39PM IST
KOLKATA: In a rare show of bonhomie, India has allowed military officers and personnel from Bangladesh access to the Command Hospital in Kolkata. Five officers from Bangladesh, including a woman, have already received treatment at the hospital. A second batch of patients is on its way. They include a cancer patient.
According to an officer in the Eastern Command, this issue was taken up when the Bangladesh Army chief visited India. India was happy to provide assistance when the Bangladeshi general appreciated medical facilities available in India. A large number of civilian patients from Bangladesh visit India for treatment. Hundreds of them flock to private hospitals in Kolkata.
The move to treat Bangladeshi officers has been named Operation Maitri. Officers believe that this step will go a long way to strengthen ties — military or otherwise — between the two neighbours. The five who received treatment at the Command Hospital were under the care of super specialists in the departments of rheumatology, gynaecology and gastroenterology. The Bangladeshi officers thanked the hospital for the care provided. They said that they are keen to return to the hospital again if required. Two of them suffer from chronic ailments that will require indefinite therapy and prolonged follow-up. They said that they wanted to be treated at the hospital till they recover fully.
"Apart from the bonhomie and good relations such actions generate, it also reveals to the world the kind of infrastructure we possess. This is very important," said Maj Gen BNBM Prasad, commandant of the hospital.
Command Hospital treats Bangladeshi officers in Kolkata - Times Of India
Jayanta Gupta, TNNJan 2, 2014, 09.39PM IST
KOLKATA: In a rare show of bonhomie, India has allowed military officers and personnel from Bangladesh access to the Command Hospital in Kolkata. Five officers from Bangladesh, including a woman, have already received treatment at the hospital. A second batch of patients is on its way. They include a cancer patient.
According to an officer in the Eastern Command, this issue was taken up when the Bangladesh Army chief visited India. India was happy to provide assistance when the Bangladeshi general appreciated medical facilities available in India. A large number of civilian patients from Bangladesh visit India for treatment. Hundreds of them flock to private hospitals in Kolkata.
The move to treat Bangladeshi officers has been named Operation Maitri. Officers believe that this step will go a long way to strengthen ties — military or otherwise — between the two neighbours. The five who received treatment at the Command Hospital were under the care of super specialists in the departments of rheumatology, gynaecology and gastroenterology. The Bangladeshi officers thanked the hospital for the care provided. They said that they are keen to return to the hospital again if required. Two of them suffer from chronic ailments that will require indefinite therapy and prolonged follow-up. They said that they wanted to be treated at the hospital till they recover fully.
"Apart from the bonhomie and good relations such actions generate, it also reveals to the world the kind of infrastructure we possess. This is very important," said Maj Gen BNBM Prasad, commandant of the hospital.
Command Hospital treats Bangladeshi officers in Kolkata - Times Of India