Staff Reporter
The United States yesterday assured long-term assistance for cyclone-hit people of Bangladesh in addition to its emergency aid of US$ 2.1 million.
“President (George W.) Bush has asked me to inform you that both civilian and military assistance would come in the next few days for the cyclone victims in Bangladesh,” Director of US Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator Henrietta H. Fore told reporters at Zia International Airport immediately after her arrival in Dhaka to assess the damage and the need for assistance. [Read more]