<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated 45 more community vision centres at Upazila Health Complexes in 13 districts across the country, raising its number to 135, bringing one third grassroots people under modern eye treatment free of cost.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">She opened the centres at a function at city's National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital joining virtually from her official Ganabhaban residence here.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Of the newly opened community vision centres in the third phase, 20 were launched at Barishal division, 20 in Chattogram division, four in Rajshahi division and one in Khulna division.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">The prime minister in the first and second phase had opened 90 community vision centres which has became role model in South Asia giving modern and developed eye treatment free of cost.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque and Health Services Division Secretary Dr Mohammad Anwar Hossain Howlader spoke at the programme.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital Director Professor Dr Golam Mostafa briefly described activities of the community vision centres.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Local lawmakers, government officials and local elites from Char Fashion in Bhola, Amtali in Barguna, Pekua in Coxsbazar and Banshkhali in Chattogram were connected to the function.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The premier also exchanged views with mostly beneficiaries of the community vision centres.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">A documentary on giving eye treatment free of cost from the community vision centres was also screened at the programme.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify; ">As many as 1331577 persons have so far received eye treatment from these centres while 210868 persons have got eye glasses free of cost from those. BSS</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>