bdnews24.com/Reuters, Dhaka

US Chargé d’ Affaires in Dhaka Geeta Pasi Sunday said the two US Navy ships would be in Bangladesh to facilitate rescue work in the cyclone-ravaged south.
“The ships are coming as part of a series of military exercises with Bangladesh,” she told reporters after a meeting with Foreign Affairs Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury in his office.
“But we’re going to deploy the ships for immediate post-cyclone recovery work,” the US embassy chief said.
“The ships will provide logistics support to facilitate the work. [Read more]