Kidney Dialysis Unit Will Be Launched at Jashore 250-Bed General Hospital: State Minister Anindya Islam Amit

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya Islam Amit has said a kidney dialysis unit will be launched at the 250-bed Jashore General Hospital.

He said work is under way to give the hospital's coronary care unit a full-fledged form. It will be launched in June next year. After the coronary care unit is fully launched, an initiative will be taken to launch the kidney dialysis unit.

He made these remarks on Friday (13 November) as chief guest at a cheque distribution ceremony in Jashore Sadar upazila for distressed and helpless families and poor meritorious students.

The state minister said necessary instructions have been given to the authorities concerned so that ordinary people can get kidney dialysis facilities under government management.

At the ceremony held at the Sadar Upazila Parishad auditorium with funding from the Bangladesh National Social Welfare Council, the state minister distributed cheques totalling Tk 20 lakh, Tk 10,000 each, to 200 distressed and helpless families and poor meritorious students.

On fertilizer distribution, Anindya Islam Amit said instructions have been given to reshuffle the fertilizer and seed monitoring committee to ensure smooth fertilizer distribution. No irregularity in fertilizer distribution will be tolerated.

He said the political identity of a fertilizer dealer will not be considered in this regard. If an allegation of irregularity is received, the dealership will be cancelled and the person concerned will be brought under the law.

The state minister said no person will be deprived of medical care for lack of money. In the same way, no meritorious student's studies will stop for lack of money. The present government wants to give this assurance.

On government allowances, he said in the past people had to transact money or lobby public representatives to get government allowances. From now on, no one will have to pay money or lobby anyone to get an allowance.

He said if someone transacts money to get an allowance, they will not get a card, and the person who takes the money will also be brought under the law. The government wants to ensure accountability to the people in every field.

Anindya Islam Amit said he himself, as a public representative, will also be accountable to the people. He said government officials will likewise have to be accountable to the people.

Deputy Director of the Jashore district social services office Aniruddha Roy gave the welcome speech at the ceremony. Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Shahriar Haque chaired it. District BNP general secretary and zila parishad administrator Delwar Hossain Khokon, BNP leaders Golam Reza Dulu and Mizanur Rahman Khan were also present.