Inaugurating food basket distribution, Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Essa Yousef Essa Alduhailan on Tuesday said Saudi Arabia's cooperation with the people of Bangladesh will continue.

The food basket project is an example of the Saudi government's interest and harmony in supporting the development of Bangladesh, said the Ambassador.

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) of the KSA provided the food baskets.

A total of 15,860 food baskets (essential commodities) will be distributed to the needy in 23 districts of the country ahead of the upcoming Ramadan.

Sunbulah Welfare Association will help in implementing this program in Bangladesh.

Sunbulah Welfare Association Chairman and CEO Dr Mohammad Shakir Hossain also spoke at the event held in the Saudi Embassy in Dhaka.

The event was attended by guests from Saudi Arabia, Ahmad bin Saleh Arremah, Khalid bin Abdur Rahman Razi, Abdur Rahman Alzeben, Abdur Rahman Almigren and Nasir Al Sayeed.

This initiative falls within the framework of the humanitarian and relief projects provided by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through its humanitarian arm, KSrelief, to countries in need worldwide during the holy month of Ramadan.

Earlier on February 5, the Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh handed over dates that came as gifts from the Custodian of the two Holy Mosques under the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre, to the officials of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The dates are being distributed among the poorest, vulnerable communities and flood-affected people of the country.

Earlier, the Saudi Embassy announced the arrival of 100 tonnes of dates as gifts from the Custodian of the two Holy Mosques under the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre.