A rescue team from the Fire Service and Civil Defence has been deployed to Myanmar to assist in search and rescue operations following a devastating earthquake.
The 10-member rescue team departed from Dhaka at 11:35am on Tuesday aboard a special flight as part of a joint humanitarian assistance mission coordinated by the Bangladesh Armed Forces Division.
Bangladesh's 55-member rescue, medical team arrives in quake-hit Myanmar
Led by Deputy Director of Dhaka Division, Md Saleh Uddin, the team comprises three officers and seven firefighters, according to a press release.
Notably, the Fire Service and Civil Defence had previously sent a rescue team to Turkey in 2023 to aid in post-earthquake recovery efforts.