Thailand donates 1000 tonnes of rice for Sidr victims
Sunday, 23 March 2008
FE Report
Thailand donated 1,000 tonnes of rice for the Sidr-affected people of Bangladesh as a goodwill gesture.
Thai Ambassador in Bangladesh Chalermpol Thanchitt formally handed over the rice to Chittagong Divisional Commissioner Hussain Jamil at Chittagong port recently.
Regional Controller of Food M Sirajul Islam was also present on the occasion.
While speaking at the handing over ceremony, the ambassador said, "It is a great honour and privilege for me to act on behalf of the Royal Thai Government to present 1,000 tonnes of Thai white rice to the Sidr victims."
"We are impressed by the ability of the Bangladesh Government in effectively tackling and managing the crisis both before and after the cyclone as well as the fortitude and strength of the Bangladeshi people in going through that hard time and being back to their normal life."
He pointed out that for the major flood in Bangladesh in June last year, the Thai government provided 25,000 US dollars to Bangladesh as a gesture of goodwill towards the affected Bangladeshi people.
The Royal Thai Embassy in Dhaka also organised a charity fair in August 2007 that raised a sum of Tk 1,142,600 for the flood-affected people, he added.
For the most recent cyclone Sidr, relief materials were delivered promptly to Zia International Airport on November 27, 2007 by an aircraft of the Royal Thai Air Force as an immediate assistance.
Besides, PTTEP, a Thai public enterprise, also contributed a sum of 30,000 US dollars to Sidr victims in January this year.
Earlier, the ambassador called on Chairman of Chittagong Port Authority Commodore M Faroque at the latter's office. He also visited the Thai pavilion at the Chittagong International Trade Fair and Foy's Lake during his two-day official visit to Chittagong.
Thailand donated 1,000 tonnes of rice for the Sidr-affected people of Bangladesh as a goodwill gesture.
Thai Ambassador in Bangladesh Chalermpol Thanchitt formally handed over the rice to Chittagong Divisional Commissioner Hussain Jamil at Chittagong port recently.
Regional Controller of Food M Sirajul Islam was also present on the occasion.
While speaking at the handing over ceremony, the ambassador said, "It is a great honour and privilege for me to act on behalf of the Royal Thai Government to present 1,000 tonnes of Thai white rice to the Sidr victims."
"We are impressed by the ability of the Bangladesh Government in effectively tackling and managing the crisis both before and after the cyclone as well as the fortitude and strength of the Bangladeshi people in going through that hard time and being back to their normal life."
He pointed out that for the major flood in Bangladesh in June last year, the Thai government provided 25,000 US dollars to Bangladesh as a gesture of goodwill towards the affected Bangladeshi people.
The Royal Thai Embassy in Dhaka also organised a charity fair in August 2007 that raised a sum of Tk 1,142,600 for the flood-affected people, he added.
For the most recent cyclone Sidr, relief materials were delivered promptly to Zia International Airport on November 27, 2007 by an aircraft of the Royal Thai Air Force as an immediate assistance.
Besides, PTTEP, a Thai public enterprise, also contributed a sum of 30,000 US dollars to Sidr victims in January this year.
Earlier, the ambassador called on Chairman of Chittagong Port Authority Commodore M Faroque at the latter's office. He also visited the Thai pavilion at the Chittagong International Trade Fair and Foy's Lake during his two-day official visit to Chittagong.