Coast Guard provides free medical treatment, medicines at Urir Char in Sandwip
Chattogram bureau
The Bangladesh Coast Guard provided free medical treatment and essential medicines to 445 underprivileged residents in the remote Urir Char Union under Sandwip Upazila of Chattogram district on Thursday.
The humanitarian medical drive was conducted between 8:30 am and 2:00 pm at AH Naba Diganta Government Primary School under the management of Coast Guard Base Chattogram.
Providing details on Thursday afternoon, Coast Guard Media Officer Lieutenant Commander Sabbir Alam Sujon stated that the force regularly organizes structured medical campaigns alongside its primary maritime mandate to serve vulnerable communities living across coastal and riverine regions.
During the day-long event, specialized medical officers delivered consultations, diagnostic assessments, and necessary pharmaceutical supplies to local inhabitants. The official reaffirmed that the Bangladesh Coast Guard will continue to carry out similar public welfare and healthcare initiatives in remote island areas in the future.
