DHAKA, Oct 223, 2020 (BSS) – Malaysian community residing here
conducted a community service activity today by providing COVID-19
food relief to the Abinta Kabir Foundation and locals affected by the
pandemic in the capital.
Datin Shereen Bon, a Malaysian entrepreneur based in Bangladesh,
with the support of Malaysian High Commission here conducted the
relief programme at the Abinta Kabir Foundation School here, said a
press release issued by the Malaysian mission.
During the event, Acting Malaysian High Commissioner Amir Farid Abu
Hasan thanked the people of Bangladesh for the kind gestures extended
to them during their stay in this country. Malaysians in general feel
welcomed and safe whenever they are in Bangladesh, he added.
The Malaysian community donated food relief to 100 families, five
rickshaws, two sewing machines, two scholarships, tiffin box with
juice for 90 students of Abinta Kabir Foundation.
More than three lakh Taka collected from Malaysians in Bangladesh
was donated as part of an effort to help alleviate the difficulties
faced by those who have been affected by the pandemic.
Currently, 376 Malaysians are residing in Bangladesh, said the release.