The government of Bangladesh on Monday sent condolences over the deaths in the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen expressed deepest condolences to the government and the people of Turkey on the tragic loss of lives in the deadly earthquake that took place in Turkey in the early morning on the day, said a foreign ministry press release.
A Bangladeshi student was missing and another injured in Gaziantep province of Turkey during the earthquake, said Bangladesh embassy in Ankara chargé d’affaires Md Rafiqul Islam.
President Md Abdul Hamid and prime minister Sheikh Hasina in separate messages expressed deep shock and sorrow at the loss of lives and damage of properties in the terrible earthquake in Turkey and Syria that killed over 2,300 people so far.
In his condolence message sent to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Momen said, ‘At this sad moment, our thoughts and prayers are with the brotherly people of Turkey as well as with the families of the victims. We pray to the Almighty Allah for divine mercy for those who have lost their lives and for the speedy recovery of those injured.’
He said that Bangladesh stands beside the brotherly people of Turkey and is ready to extend any kind of help at this particular time.
The foreign minister also expressed deepest condolence over the tragic loss of valuable lives caused by the devastating earthquake hitting Syrian border region.
In a condolence message sent to Syrian foreign minister Faisal Mekdad, Momen said, ‘I extend my profound grief and condolences to the victims of this earthquake; both deceased and the injured, members of the bereaved families as well as to the people of the Syrian Arab Republic as they grieve over this horrific national tragedy.
‘Bangladesh stands in solidarity by the brotherly people of Syria at this critical hour,’ Momen said in the message.
The 7.8-magnitude early morning quake, followed by dozens of aftershocks, wiped out entire sections of major Turkish cities in a region filled with millions who have fled Syria’s civil war and other conflicts, Agence France-Presse reported.
