Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) and icddr,b have renewed their partnership for the third consecutive year, reaffirming their joint commitment to improving public health and environmental sustainability in Bangladesh.

A cheque handover ceremony under the existing MoU was held on Thursday at EBL's head office in Dhaka, according to a press release.

Ahmed Shaheen, Additional Managing Director of EBL, handed over project funding cheques to Dr. Asadulghani, Head of Biosafety Unit, for Phase III of the Biohazardous Waste Management programme, and to Dr. Md. Al Fazal Khan, Head of Matlab Health Research Centre, to support icddr,b's Matlab Hospital.

Under Phase III of the Best Practices in Sustainable Solid Biohazardous Waste Manageme...