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PM lays foundation stone of burn institute

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina laid the foundation stone of ‘Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery’. She inaugurated the foundation stone by unveiling the plaque at Chankharpool in the capital on Wednesday.It will have 500 beds, including 50 for the intensive care unit, 12 operating theatres (four each for the burn, emergency and plastic surgery units), and equipment such as burn tanks.During the function Health Minister Mohammad Nasim, Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation Syed Khokon and Founder of Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital Samonta Lal Sen were present among others.