UNB, Dhaka :
Nepal on Tuesday sought support from Bangladesh in tackling its crisis over fuel and meeting the need for other
essentials, including rice and lifesaving drugs.
The request came when Nepalese Ambassador to Bangladesh Hari Kumar Shrestha met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganobhaban. After the meeting, Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters.
Expressing gratitude to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for Bangladesh’s assistance after a powerful
earthquake hit the Nepalese people, the envoy said Nepal is now facing a serious petroleum crisis, making it hard to operate its industries.
In reply, the Prime Minister assured the Nepalese Ambassador of providing the Himalayan country with all possible assistance to get over its crises. Sheikh Hasina said the people of Nepal have been suffering a lot since the earthquake and Bangladesh would extend its all possible help for the affected people by sending rice and medicines.
About transportation of goods, Sheikh Hasina said, the Indian government has not made any objection to carry goods from Bangladesh to Nepal through India.
Nepal on Tuesday sought support from Bangladesh in tackling its crisis over fuel and meeting the need for other
essentials, including rice and lifesaving drugs.
The request came when Nepalese Ambassador to Bangladesh Hari Kumar Shrestha met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganobhaban. After the meeting, Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters.
Expressing gratitude to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for Bangladesh’s assistance after a powerful
earthquake hit the Nepalese people, the envoy said Nepal is now facing a serious petroleum crisis, making it hard to operate its industries.
In reply, the Prime Minister assured the Nepalese Ambassador of providing the Himalayan country with all possible assistance to get over its crises. Sheikh Hasina said the people of Nepal have been suffering a lot since the earthquake and Bangladesh would extend its all possible help for the affected people by sending rice and medicines.
About transportation of goods, Sheikh Hasina said, the Indian government has not made any objection to carry goods from Bangladesh to Nepal through India.
