A Dornier 228NG (New Generation) aircraft has been inducted into the Bangladesh Navy for maritime patrol and rescue mission along the country’s coastline. Navy chief Vice-Admiral Mohammad Farid Habib received the aircraft on Monday at the Bangabandhu Air Force Base, Kurmitola, at around 11:30 am.
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UN commends govt for Mahasen preparedness
The United Nations has praised the government for its preparedness on tropical storm Mahasen that hit Bangladesh on Thursday. While tropical Storm Mahasen reached the coastline of Bangladesh on Thursday weaker than anticipated, the preparedness work undertaken by the government and humanitarian partners saved countless lives, said a UN press statement