Friendly countries, philanthropic organisations and in-diviauals living abroad continue to extend their helping hand as Bangladesh struggles against the unprecedented flooding, reports BSS.

Yousuf Al-Haji. chairman of a Kuwait-based Islamic charitable organisation, informed the Bangladesh Ambassador in Kuwait of sending one lakh US dollars to its Dhaka office for immediate relief. External Publicity Wing (EPW) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday. More money will follow. the Bangladesh mtsston tn Kuwait safd.

Moazzem Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi national living in Stockholm, Sweden, has remitted 9.000 US dollars to the Prime Minister's Relief and Welfare Fund.

Meanwhile, the Bangladesh Ambassador in Bangkok was assured by acting Thal Foreign Minister Sukhumbhand Pari-batra of exploring possibilities

to see what could be done for the flood victims of Bangladesh. Thailand, in the meantime, has decided to donate some medicines for the affected people. EPW said

Alan Chechire of Lincolnshire. United Kingdom, has expressed his desire to send experts. four airboats and divers tor transporting medical supplies and relief materials.

A number of multilateral agencies like Asian Development Bank. European Union and United Nations and its affiliated agencies and 23 countries have committed assistance in cash and kind valued at 140 million US dollars.

The countries which have committed assistance include Australia. Bhutan. Canada. China. Denmark. France. Germany. Iceland. India. Italy, Japan, South Korea, Kuwait. Luxembourg, the Netherlands. New Zealand. Norway. Sri Lanka. Sweden, Switzerland. UAE. UK and USA.