The US embassy in Dhaka has provided health safety gears to the Diplomatic Security Division (DSD) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) as a gesture of support amid the coronavirus pandemic.
United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller and Embassy representatives of the Diplomatic Security Service Regional Security Office provided the essential personal protective equipment (PPE).
They handed over the items to Mohammad Ashraful Islam, the Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Diplomatic Security Division (DSD) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) for distribution to the members of DSD as part of continued US support for Bangladesh’s Covid-19 response efforts.
To date, the United States, through the Departments of State, Defense, and Agriculture, USAID, and the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, has provided more than $56.5 million in aid to combat Covid-19 in Bangladesh.
The US Embassy Dhaka on Sunday donated 1,000 KN95 masks, 2,000 washable face masks, 800 250-milliliter bottles of hand sanitizer, and 1,400 face shields, all of which the United States purchased locally from Bangladeshi companies, a statement of the embassy said on Monday.
An equal number of PPE also will be donated for distribution to the Armed Police Battalion -1 (APBn) and the Immigration Police Unit, it added.
US Embassy Dhaka is providing assistance to organisations throughout Bangladesh, building on more than $1 billion in health assistance delivered to Bangladesh over the past 20 years.
This funding emphasises the long-term US commitment to helping ensure access for all people in Bangladesh to quality, lifesaving healthcare.
