An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted parts of Bangladesh, including the capital Dhaka.According to Sanjay Kumar Biswas, an on-duty forecasting official at the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, the quake hit at about 2:44 .
At a time when private ambulance and hearse operators are fleecing money from families of Covid-19 patients, and bereaved relatives, social workers and a group of senior citizens in Dhanbad have been offering these vehicles at a minimal charge to such people in need of service.
Members of the Bengali Welfare Society, a social organisation engaged in a wide range of activities including blood and plasma donation, are offering hearse and ambulance to the needy persons at minimal cost by operating them at no profit or no loss basis.
“We were receiving as many as eight calls per day till about a week ago for ambulance and hearse service and have been able to provide it for all needy persons,” Sanjay Kumar Biswas, Secretary of Bengali Welfare Society, told The Telegraph Online on Tuesday.