The BAF has been providing assistance such as emergency air transport and medical evacuation assistance in aid to civil power under Bangladesh Armed Forces in any kind of national disaster. In line with this, the BAF has prepared six transport aircrafts and 29 helicopters for disaster management activities, said an Inter Service Public Relation (ISPR) Directorate media release on Wednesday evening.

The Army,  Navy and Air Force, led by the Armed Forces Division (AFD), have made overall preparations to deal with the aftermath of extremely severe cyclonic storm ‘Amphan’.