Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Wednesday said under the directive of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh will send medicines to Palestine urgently as a large number of Palestinians sustained injuries after the Israeli air strike.
"Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed the health ministry to send necessary medicines for extending medical assistance for the people of Palestine as Israel launched an air strike at a Gaza hospital," he told a discussion here, an official release said.
The discussion was held at the conference of the health ministry marking Sheikh Russel Day.
About medicine assistance for Palestinians, Maleque said, "Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed us to send medicines to Palestine as she released the sufferings and pains of Palestinians."
He said, "As per the directives of the prime minister, we want to stand by the people of Palestine through providing healthcare assistance.”
