Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh and Thakurgaon Diabetic Samity jointly organised an “Eye Camp” in Thakurgaon on Sunday morning.

Pratik Karki, deputy chief of mission at the Embassy of Nepal in Dhaka, joined Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at the inauguration, according to the Nepal embassy.

Speaking as the guest of honour, Karki commended the initiative for its contribution to advancing medical tourism in Nepal and strengthening the long-standing people-to-people ties between Nepal and Bangladesh.

The Eye Camp is providing comprehensive eye checkups and cataract surgeries to patients in Thakurgaon.

A 13-member team of Nepali professionals, including ophthalmologists, senior eye health workers from Biratnagar Eye Hospital and Lahan Eye Hospital, and representatives of Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh, is currently in Bangladesh for the programme.

Around 3,000 Bangladeshi nationals are expected to benefit from the Eye Camp.