DHAKA, Aug 25, 2021 (BSS) - The second shipment of India's gifted
109 ambulances will reach here tomorrow.

   The tranche of 40 ambulances have arrived in Petrapole, after
clearances at Benapole land custom check post, they will leave for
Dhaka tomorrow, an Indian High Commission press release said here this
evening.

  During Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit here on
March last, he had announced the gift of 109 Life Support ambulances
to Bangladesh for further enhancing healthcare, especially in the
shared effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, said
the release.

   In fulfillment of that commitment, 31 ambulances which arrived
earlier have been handed over to the Bangladesh government on August
17.

   The remaining 38 ambulances are expected to arrive in Dhaka by
mid-September, said the release.

   These ambulances are intended to support the Government of
Bangladesh's extensive effort to combat the COVID pandemic.

  These gifts underline India's continuing and long-term commitment to
partner the fraternal people of Bangladesh, it added.