DHAKA, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh has officially launched the 999 emergency helplines after a year of experiment.
Bangladeshi Prime Minister's Adviser on ICT Affairs Sajeeb Wazed inaugurated the new emergency helpline service on Tuesday in Dhaka.
Sajeeb Wazed, the only son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, inspected the call center after unveiling the National Emergency Services 999 Centre at the Metropolitan Police Crime Command and Control Centre in capital Dhaka
Police, fire service and ambulance services will be reportedly available from any phone (mobile or fixed line) dialling the number.
The entire service will be supervised by Bangladesh Police and the 999 number will be completely free from toll.
Bangladesh's ICT Division in October last year launched the experimental phase of the National Emergency Service when it handled some 3.3 million calls.
