Indian warship INS Savitri has arrived at Chittagong port with two complete oxygen plants and various types of medical equipment for Bangladesh.
The ship anchored at jetty no. 5 of the port from Visakhapatnam port of India at around 9:30am on Thursday.
The warship brought two oxygen plants as a goodwill gift from the government of India to help Bangladesh during the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to naval sources, INS Savitri has brought a complete oxygen plant for the Bangladesh Navy and another one for Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).
Commander N Ravi Singh, INS Savitri warship captain, handed over the oxygen plants at the Chittagong Naval Jetty at 10:00am.
M Mahabubur Rahman, sergeant commander of Patenga post (Chittagong Navy), received an oxygen plant on behalf of the Bangladesh Navy and Dr M Shahriar Kabir, Chattogram divisional health director, received the other on behalf of the DMCH.