Lucy Holt receives Tk one lakh for treatment
Lucy Helen Frances Holt, 88, has been suffering from illness due to old age in Barishal’s Oxford Mission Church residential compound.
She left her home in Britain in 1960 to pursue humanitarian work with Christian missionaries in the then East Pakistan. She stayed back in Bangladesh and served as a nurse at Fatema Hospital in 1971. In February 2018, the government granted her ultimate wish of being a Bangladeshi citizen.
Sister Holt had joined Oxford Mission Church at the age of 30. She currently teaches English there for free.
One month ago, she tripped and fell near her residence, injuring her hip.
She appealed to the prime minister for medical help on Monday. Following her request, divisional commissioner Ram Chandra Das; deputy commissioner Ojiur Rahman; Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) Director Bakir Hossain, and Civil Surgeon Manowar Hossain went to visit her on Monday afternoon.
Tk 1 lakh was handed over to Sister Holt for her treatment.
Dr Bakir said, “We learnt about her health condition and suggested a complete medical check-up at SBMCH as soon as possible.”
Ojiur Rahman said, “We visited Lucy Holt on behalf of the prime minister to inquire about her condition. District administration will help her in every way possible.”
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