The envoys of the Muslim countries based in Dhaka have donated six metric tonnes of basic food items to Bangladesh for the poor people facing difficulties due to the coronavirus lockdown, the foreign ministry says. Ambassador of Palestine Yousef S Y Ramadan, Saudi Ambassador Essa Yousef Essa Alduhailan, Ambassador of Egypt Walid Ahmed Shamseldin and Indonesian Ambassador Rina Prihtyasmiarsi Soemarno together handed over those items to the government in a ceremony on Saturday.
Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Abu Saleh Mohammad Ferdous received the donation at state guesthouse Padma in presence of Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen. The Foreign Minister thanked the ambassadors for the support, the ministry said in a statement. He said the food items would be distributed among the poor people by the authorities concerned. The Ambassador of Palestine, on behalf of all, said such support for the people will continue.
