Pakistan PM offers assistance to Bangladesh as monsoon floods displace millions

Pakistan PM offers assistance to Bangladesh as monsoon floods displace millions

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Fri, 2024-08-23 18:07

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday wrote a letter to the head of Bangladesh’s interim administration, Dr. Muhammad Yunus, offering assistance amid monsoon floods that have affected millions of people.
With a population of 170 million, Bangladesh is crisscrossed by hundreds of rivers and is known to be prone to flooding. However, climate change has altered environmental patterns in the region, increasing the frequency of extreme weather events.

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