UK to provide 3 million pounds for BD flood victims

Visiting UK Minister of State for International Development Desmond Swayne on Tuesday announced up to 3 million pounds to help Bangladesh’s flood victims.

He came up with the announcement at a press conference held at British High Commission Staff Club in the city. British High Commissioner in Dhaka Robert W Gibson and DFID Country head Sarah Cooke were present.

The UK junior minister highly appreciated Bangladesh`s achievements in terms of implementing MDGs and hoped that the country will equally be able to achieve the newly set Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) addressing all the issues, including the governance one.

Responding to a UNB question, Swayne said the allegations of extrajudicial killings against law-enforcement agencies and the reasons behind the killings should be investigated properly.

In a democratic country like Bangladesh, he said there should not be any such things, and emphasised strengthening democratic institutions.