Uttara Bank Limited has donated an amount of Tk 7 lakh to Ahsania Mission Cancer Hospital (AMCH) construction fund for the under-construction hospital of international standard at Uttara in the capital. Managing Director and Chief Executive of Uttara Bank Limited Shamsuddin Ahmed handed over a cheque for Tk 7 lakh to the President of Dhaka Ahsania Mission, Kazi Rafiqul Alam at the bank’s Head Office on Monday, 23 August 2010. Additional Managing Director Sheikh Abdul Aziz, Executive General Manager Salim Nazrul Hoque and noted banker Mohammed Lakiot Ullah were present at the cheque handing over ceremony. While handing over the cheque, Uttara Bank MD and CE Shamsuddin Ahmed said, “We feel happy of being able to participate in the construction of the hospital”. He appealed to all from all strata of the society to come forward for commissioning of the hospital. President of Dhaka Ahsania Mission Kazi Rafiqul Alam said, work on the 15-storied hospital including two basements consisting of 5,50,000 square feet area at own land at Sector No-10 in Uttara, Dhaka is now at the final stage of completion. At present the cost of construction including that of sophisticated equipment stood at Tk 383 crore. The hospital will be run on “no profit no loss basis”. Thirty per cent poor and distressed patients will get treatment free of cost. He appealed to all sections of the society to come forward with generous help for commissioning of the hospital.