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Bangladesh sending 100 tons food, medicines to Maldives
DHAKA, April 15, 2020 (BSS) – A Bangladesh Navy ship is set to sail for the Maldives today carrying more than 100 tons of food, medicines and medical equipment as assistance from Bangladesh.
As per the directive of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the foreign ministry along with the Bangladesh High Commission in Male is facilitating delivery of the supply to the Maldives in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic cases being detected in the Indian Ocean archipelago, a foreign ministry press release said here.
Bangladesh Navy, disaster management and relief ministry, directorate general of drug administration, relevant district administration and other concerned authorities as well as some local pharmaceutical companies have worked together to gather the assistance materials for Maldives.
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen is in touch with his Maldivian counterpart and has reiterated Bangladesh’s solidarity with the Maldives in facing the threat of COVID-19 together, said the release.
Bangladesh has also pledged US$ 1.5 million to the COVID-19 Regional Fund of SAARC proposed by India during the South Asian leaders’ video conference held on 15 March 2020.
BSS/PR/TA/GA/1526 hrs