A Chinese National Emergency Medical Team landed at Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Sunday afternoon. 

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen and Additional Director General of Directorate General of Health Services Sheikh Sayidul Haque were present to receive the team at the airport.

China and Bangladesh have been supporting each other through thick and thin, and the Chinese people deeply empathise with the hardships faced by the Bangladeshi people.

At the invitation of Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the Chinese government has decided to send the National Emergency Medical Team to Bangladesh. This is the first emergency medical team coming to Bangladesh since the establishment of the interim government, which highlights our excellent bilateral relations and the deep bond of mutual support between the two peoples.

China will help Bangladesh assess the injuries and provide emergency humanitarian medical assistance based on Bangladesh's needs, including sending more emergency medical teams to treat patients on-site and providing necessary medical supplies.

The team has come to Dhaka to provide humanitarian assistance. The team is composed of experts from the West China Hospital, one of the top hospitals in China, with specialty in general surgery, trauma care, orthopedics, rehabilitation, critical care, ophthalmology and other fields.

Sheikh Sayidul Haque, Additional Director General of Directorate General of Health Services, on behalf of the Bangladesh government and the people, expressed deep gratitude to the Chinese government for sending an emergency medical team to Bangladesh. 

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