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Dhaka sends medicines to Tokyo
Bangladesh has sent medicines and other essential goods for Japan's tremor and tsunami victims.
Published : 28 March 2011, 01:00 PM
Updated : 28 March 2011, 01:00 PM
Dhaka, Mar 29 (bdnews24.com) — Bangladesh has sent medicines and other essential goods for Japan's tremor and tsunami victims.
An air force transport plane, carrying the essential commodities, reached Japan on Tuesday, under prime minister Sheikh Hasina's instructions.
Prime minister's press secretary Abul Kalam Azad told bdnews24.com on Monday that the essential materials were being sent as a mark of friendship and deep sympathy.
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