Beacon gives 5,000 masks to Shibganj people

Beacon Pharmaceuticals Limited has handed over 5,000 masks and Hygienex Plus hand sanitiser to the people of Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj on June 3, according to a press release.

A week-long lockdown was underway in the bordering district as Covid-19 positive patients were being identified with the Indian variant of coronavirus.

The district administration has again declared a "special lockdown" in the entire district for a week from June 1 to June 6 as the Covid-19 situation has deteriorated.

Mohammad Ebadul Karim, managing director (MD) of Beacon Pharmaceuticals Limited and member of parliament from Brahmanbaria-5; and Syed Monirul Islam, mayor of Shibganj municipality, were present on the occasion, added the press release.