The Malaysian community in Bangladesh conducted a community service project by providing COVID-19 food relief to the Abinta Kabir Foundation and locals affected by the pandemic.
The programme was held at the Abinta Kabir Foundation School on Friday. The COVID-19 Food Relief effort was spearheaded by Datin Shereen Bon, a Malaysian entrepreneur based in Bangladesh with the support of the High Commission of Malaysia, represented by Amir Farid Abu Hasan, Acting High Commissioner.
Amir thanked the people of Bangladesh for the kind gestures extended to them during their stay in this country. He said Malaysians in general feel welcomed and safe whenever they are in Bangladesh. “The donation is a small gesture of appreciation in the name of humanity.”
The Malaysian community donated 100 families Covid-19 food relief, five rickshaws, two sewing machines, two scholarships and tiffin box with juice for 90 students of Abinta Kabir.
A total of Tk328,037 were collected from Malaysians in Bangladesh.
The donation drive is part of an effort to help alleviate the difficulties faced by those who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
There are currently 376 Malaysians who consider Bangladesh as a second home, the High Commission said in a statement.
