Saudi Arabia to provide 1.2 lakh tonnes rice for flood victims
Tuesday, 6 November 2007
Bangladesh will receive around 1.2 lakh tonnes of rice worth $50 million for flood victims under an order given by Saudi King Abdullah while the country was awash, reports UNB.
A Saudi delegation led by Mohammad Bin Abdur Rahman Al-Muqalib, Director General of Public Expenditure under their Finance Ministry, Monday held a meeting with Foreign Secretary Touhid Hossain discussing the procurement and distribution of the rice.
The Saudi government has already provided 60,000 tonnes of rice, which will be distributed in 41 flood-affected districts during November and December.
The distribution will start today (Tuesday).
Touhid told reporters that 60,000 tonnes of rice would be distributed among 2.1 million families in the flood-hit districts.
"The Saudi King pledged $50 million, the highest donation from any single country for this year's flood victims. Bangladesh decided to receive rice worth the amount," he said.
Discussions are on regarding supply of another 60,000 tonnes of rice from the Saudi government.
Earlier, Saudi Arabia had dispatched five cargo planes carrying 7,000 cartoons of foodstuff, 10,000 pieces of blankets, 10,000 pieces of general bed sheets, 9,852 pieces of carpet-type bed sheets, 15,456 pieces of tents, 2,036 cartoons of medicine and 5,700 tonnes of powdered milk.
A Saudi delegation led by Mohammad Bin Abdur Rahman Al-Muqalib, Director General of Public Expenditure under their Finance Ministry, Monday held a meeting with Foreign Secretary Touhid Hossain discussing the procurement and distribution of the rice.
The Saudi government has already provided 60,000 tonnes of rice, which will be distributed in 41 flood-affected districts during November and December.
The distribution will start today (Tuesday).
Touhid told reporters that 60,000 tonnes of rice would be distributed among 2.1 million families in the flood-hit districts.
"The Saudi King pledged $50 million, the highest donation from any single country for this year's flood victims. Bangladesh decided to receive rice worth the amount," he said.
Discussions are on regarding supply of another 60,000 tonnes of rice from the Saudi government.
Earlier, Saudi Arabia had dispatched five cargo planes carrying 7,000 cartoons of foodstuff, 10,000 pieces of blankets, 10,000 pieces of general bed sheets, 9,852 pieces of carpet-type bed sheets, 15,456 pieces of tents, 2,036 cartoons of medicine and 5,700 tonnes of powdered milk.