Dhaka,August 12:- A C-130J transport aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force carrying 71 repatriated Bangladeshi nationals from Lebanon returned home on Wednesday (12-08-2020) after handing over humanitarian and relief assistance to the victims of the horrific explosion in Beirut, Lebanon on 04 August 2020.
The mission consisting of a 12 BAF Air Crew was led by Group Captain Santanu Chowdhury, acsc, psc, GD(P) of Bangladesh Air Force. The mission was conducted under the guidance of Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat, BBP, OSP, ndu, psc.
The Bangladesh Air Force has always been providing air transport services to carry relief and humanitarian assistance to the victims of any disaster in the friendly countries as per the guidance of the Government of Bangladesh on an emergency basis. In line with this, emergency relief and medical supplies, a physician and a technical team to asses the real scenario of the damaged Naval ship were sent to Lebanon last Sunday (09-6-2020) as humanitarian assistance to help the affected Bangladeshi expat, local people of Lebanon and members of Bangladesh Navy deployed in UN peacekeeping operations in Beirut.
It is to be noted that, the aircraft brought back 71 Bangladeshi expat from Beirut on the way back. It is expected that the friendly relations between Bangladesh and Lebanon will be further enhanced by this mission.
