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Karimul Haque PDF
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Karimul Haque is a worker in the tea gardens of North [2] Help on wheels: How north Bengals bike-ambulance
India. Locally known as Bike-Ambulance-dada, he has dada is saving lives. www.hindustantimes.com. 2016-
received the Padma Shri award for his work supporting 12-23. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
the villagers in and around Dhalabari by bringing sick [3] Man To Get Padmashree Award For Using Bike As Am-
people to hospital in his motorcycle ambulance. bulance. m.ndtv.com. January 26, 2017. Retrieved
2017-06-28.
2 Life
Since 1998 Haque has been providing ambulance cover-
age to over 20 villages in and around Dhalabari in the
Doars belt[3] where basic amenities such as roads and
electricity are not present, and the nearest hospital is 45
kilometres (28 mi) away. He has ferried approximately
3000 to 3500 people free of cost.[4]
Besides the ambulance service he also provides basic rst
aid with training from local doctors to villagers. He also
holds periodic health camps in tribal regions.[5]
Haque is a resident of Rajadanga in Malbazar. He lives
with his wife Anjuya Begum, his two sons Rajesh and
Raju and their wives. His sons betel leaf shop and cell-
phone repair shop in Rajadanga support the family. Most
of Haques income goes into buying fuel and medicines.[6]
3 References
[1] Meet Padma Shri Karimul Haque, The Man Who Runs A
Bike Ambulance For 20 Villages In Bengal. The Logical
Indian. 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
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