UNB, Dhaka
UK’s Secretary of State for International Development Douglas Alexander MP arrives here on Tuesday to visit Bangladesh’s Sidr-hit areas.
Alexander will visit the cyclone-affected areas to see the practical impact of the UK’s $14 million relief assistance for the cyclone victims to reconstruct their lives and livelihoods, said a DFID press release on Monday.
“I, like many in the UK, was deeply saddened by the loss of lives and the devastation caused to Bangladesh by Cyclone Sidr. We salute the resilience of the Bangladeshi people in the face of adversity,” he said. [Read more]