Afsar Munna, Du correspondent

Sad bin Quader Chowdhury, the organizing secretary of Bangladesh Student League (BSL) also the former Liberation War affairs secretary of Dhaka University Central Students Union (DUCSU), initially started ‘Joy Bangla Oxygen Service’ with the finance of friends and well-wishers.

Accompanied by BCL Deputy Science affairs Secretary Sobur Khan Collins and Dhaka University (Du) BCL Joint Secretary also former member DUCSU Rafiqul Islam Sabuj, Sad started this humanitarian project on June 25.

“Since covid-19 situation got out of control the demand for oxygen cylinders continues to increase. But due to lack of adequate supply, patients had to suffer a lot. For that we took that initiative to help people as Prime Minister instructed” Sad Bin Kader Chowdhury said.

“We held a discussion with doctors in this regard to avoid unexpected health issue. They said Patients with corona virus have respiratory problems in many cases due to lung infection. As a result, the demand for oxygen cylinders has increased in recent times” Sad added.

“‘Joy Bangla Oxygen Service’ especially for covid-19 heated patients but non-covid patients who prescribed for oxygen also can take this service for 24/7” Sad ensured.

“We started our service with 12 cylinders but now it has increased into 50. Though firstly we provided service only in Dhaka city, by this time we are conducting this service in Dhaka, Chittagong, Mymensingh, Feni and Laxmipur district, soon we will inaugurate it in Khulna and Bogra. Regarding socio-economic situation we choose our zone” he explained.

“Providing service to two people we inaugurated ‘Joy Bangla Oxygen Service’, but now this number is more than 2400. Around 100 volunteers involved with this. This service is fully free of cost” he furthered.