Flood relief for Bangladesh from SL

Sri Lanka would award US$ 50,000 as a symbolic donation for sudden flood relief in Bangladesh, the government yesterday said.   

The Cabinet of Ministers on Tuesday approved the proposal presented by Foreign Affairs Minister Tilak Marapana to award US$ 50,000 donation to Bangladesh Government as a sudden flood relief. Foreign news reported that hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced while over 100 people have died due to excessive flooding in Bangladesh.