Dhaka: Bangladesh is sending lifesaving medicines, worth about Tk 1crore, for the flood-hit people of Myanmar.

The medicines will be sent to Myanmar through a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight at about 12:30pm on Saturday, said officials from Prime Minister’s Office.

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed the authorities concerned to send emergency relief materials such as lifesaving medicines and kits, water purification tablets, blankets and tents to Myanmar for its flood-affected people.

PMO senior officials, including PM’s principal secretary Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad, visited the Central Medical Stores Depot at Tejgaon on Friday morning to see the medicines that would be sent to Myanmar.

Health secretary Syed Manjurul Islam, Maritime Affairs secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rear Admiral Khurshid Alam, director general of Health Deen Mohammad Nurul Haque and other senior officials of the PMO, the Foreign Ministry and the Health Ministry were present on the occasion.

PM’s principal secretary Abul Kalam Azad said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is very much sincere and always ready to provide any kind of human assistance for the necessity of Bangladesh’s neighbours.

He also said the Myanmar government is yet to make any request to Bangladesh for sending any medical team.

‘But we’re always ready to send medical team there for their necessity,’ he said.