BSS, Dhaka :
Saudi Arabia donated 300 metric tons of dates for the schoolchildren and their families in Bangladesh.
The donation of dates handed over at a ceremony at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia where Mohamed Askar of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSRelief) and Alpha Bah, WFP Deputy Country Director in Bangladesh were present, said a release on Thursday.
Distribution started during the holy month of Ramzan. WFP distributed the dates to 150,000 children across 7 sub-districts in Barguna, Cox’s Bazar and Jamalpur districts. Each child received 2 kgs of dates as take-home rations through WFP’s School Meals Programme.
“KSrelief distributes thousands of tons of dates each year to countries around the world, as part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s ‘Gift of Dates’ program,” stated Dr. Abdallah Al-Rabeeah, Advisor to the Royal Court, and Supervisor General of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center.
Saudi Arabia donated 300 metric tons of dates for the schoolchildren and their families in Bangladesh.
The donation of dates handed over at a ceremony at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia where Mohamed Askar of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSRelief) and Alpha Bah, WFP Deputy Country Director in Bangladesh were present, said a release on Thursday.
Distribution started during the holy month of Ramzan. WFP distributed the dates to 150,000 children across 7 sub-districts in Barguna, Cox’s Bazar and Jamalpur districts. Each child received 2 kgs of dates as take-home rations through WFP’s School Meals Programme.
“KSrelief distributes thousands of tons of dates each year to countries around the world, as part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s ‘Gift of Dates’ program,” stated Dr. Abdallah Al-Rabeeah, Advisor to the Royal Court, and Supervisor General of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center.
