With the aim of providing advanced treatment to patients suffering from long-term neurological diseases and paralysis, the country’s first state-of-the-art robotic rehabilitation centre was inaugurated on Sunday, at the auditorium of Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) Super Specialized Hospital.

The chief guest of the event was Nurjahan Begum, adviser to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Special guests included Professor Dr Md Sayedur Rahman, special assistant to the chief adviser, Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen, and Md Saidur Rahman, senior secretary of the Service Division under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The program was presided over by Professor Dr Md Shahinul Alam, vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Medical University.

A documentary along with detailed information on the activities of the robotic rehabilitation centre was presented by Professor Dr Md Abdus Shakur, chairman of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.