DHAKA, Aug 30, 2024 (BSS) -  Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA), the Turkish overseas aid body, has stepped in to provide emergency support in response to devastating floods in central, eastern and southeastern parts of Bangladesh.

Türkiye's state-run agency delivered a total of 3000 relief packages among the flood-hit people of Feni, Noakhali, Laksmipur and Cumilla districts as part of its humanitarian efforts, demonstrating solidarity with the affected communities, a press release said here today.  

Fire Service and Civil Defence Chattogram Division Deputy Director Dinmoni Sharma received 500 relief packages out of 3000 on behalf of its Director General Brigadier General Md. Main Uddin from TIKA country Coordinator Sevki Mert Baris at Maijdi fire service station-Noakhali on Wednesday, it said.

TIKA was established in 1992, and its journey in Bangladesh started in 2014 with the establishment of the Dhaka Programme Coordination Office. This office also oversees TIKA's projects in Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan.

According to the Disaster Management and Relief Ministry, as many as 5,480,463 people have been affected by the flood in 492 unions and municipalities under 68 upazilas in 11 districts.