Humanitarian-aid

The Bangladesh government has responded quickly and appropriately to the unprecedented humanitarian crisis caused by recent landslides and flash floods in the friendly Himalayan nation of Nepal. Under the direct instructions of the Prime Minister, the government has decided to provide a financial grant of $1 million, equivalent to approximately Tk 123 million, to ensure emergency relief and medical assistance for disaster affected Nepali people. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs made an off...

The United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany and 11 other countries along with the European Union have pledged to stand by Bangladesh in creating conditions for the safe, voluntary, dignified and sustainable repatriation of Rohingyas from Myanmar. The commitment was made in a statement posted Tuesday on the verified Facebook page of the Embassy of Japan in Dhaka on the ninth anniversary of Rohingya refugees seeking shelter in Bangladesh. The statement said nearly 1.2 million Rohingya refug...