The Government of Bangladesh led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has contributed US$1 million (BDT 12.3 crore/NPR 152 million) to the Government of Nepal’s Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund to support ongoing relief, recovery and humanitarian efforts following the devastating floods and mudslides in northern Nepal.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir conveyed the decision on Friday to Nepal’s Ambassador to Bangladesh, Ghanshyam Bhandari, while handing over a letter from Prime Minister Tarique Rahman addressed to Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah, reads a statement issued by the Embassy of Bangladesh in Kathmandu. 

Earlier, on September 1, State Minister Kobir signed the condolence book opened at the Embassy of Nepal in Dhaka, expressing Bangladesh’s solidarity with the people of Nepal following the disaster.

The contribution comes in the wake of devastating flash floods that struck northern Nepal on August 26, causing a huge loss of life and infrastructure. 

Following the disaster, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman conveyed Bangladesh’s full solidarity with the Government and people of Nepal and expressed profound condolences and sympathy for the victims in a message to Prime Minister Balendra Shah.

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir also expressed deep sorrow over the loss of life and devastation caused by the floods in Nepal and conveyed profound condolences and sympathy to the Nepalese leadership and people.