To provide the humanitarian assistance to the people fled from Rakhine state of Myanmar to Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society will receive one of the biggest supports in terms of urgently needed items from the government of Uzbekistan. Each of 8000 vulnerable families (about 50 thousand people) will get 14 types of food and other essential items including puffed rice (Muri), sugar, Beaten rice (chira), Peanut, Milk Powder, Energy Biscuit, Mosquito Net, Sari, Lungi, Blanket, Tshirt and pant set (children), Sandle, Basic Medicine and mineral water. 

A ceremonial event took place in the “Ozbekiston” palace of international forums on 24 January on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the republican international cultural centre.