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Walton-Medtronic ventilators set to hit market finally
Walton is set to market the ventilators it has produced with the help of world-renowned medical equipment manufacturer Medtronic, a development that would help critical coronavirus patients to receive proper treatment.
The clinical trial of the device is over and the ventilators are now ready for sale. An official announcement will be made within a week, said a number of sources with direct knowledge of the development.
With this, Walton will be the first firm in Bangladesh to manufacture ventilators.
Anisur Rahman Mallik, chief executive officer of Walton s refrigerator department, said the WPB-560 model ventilator made by Walton with the help of Medtronic was ready for sale.
Over 100 influential people, including 2 former bank high-ups, helped PK Halder, claims close associate
File photo of PK Halder Star Digital Report Star Digital Report
Sukumar Mridha, a close associate of PK Halder, has told a magistrate that more than a hundred influential people, including two former high officials of as many banks helped PK Halder in running the scam.
Metropolitan Magistrate Md Ashek Imam recorded Sukumar s statement after ACC Deputy Director Md Salahuddin, also the investigation officer of a money laundering case filed against PK Halder, produced him at the magistrate s chamber yesterday.
The magistrate ordered to send Sukumar to Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj after recording his statement, an official of Anti-Corruption Commission told The Daily Star.