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Government Contributes $1m to Nepal’s Relief Fund
When disaster destroys homes and tears families apart, borders matter less than human solidarity. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s government has contributed $1 million, around Tk 12.3 crore, to Nepal’s disaster relief fund to support people affected by deadly floods and mudslides in the country’s north.
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In a Nutshell:
- The government of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has contributed $1 million, equivalent to about Tk 12.3 crore, to Nepal’s Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund.
- The contribution will support relief, recovery and humanitarian efforts following devastating floods and mudslides in northern Nepal.
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir conveyed the contribution to Nepalese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ghanshyam Bhandari on 3 September.
- He handed over a letter from Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to Nepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah.
- Earlier, Humaiun Kobir signed the condolence book at the Nepal Embassy in Dhaka on 1 September.
- The Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad adopted a condolence motion on 27 August following the disaster in Nepal.