Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Hasina Offers Bangladesh Support After Deadly Nepal Floods
Flash floods badly affected parts of Nepal and caused deaths, injuries and damage.
Many people are still missing.
Sheikh Hasina said she was very sorry for the families who lost loved ones.
She said Bangladesh should help Nepal if Nepal asks for assistance.
One idea is to use Saidpur Airport to move relief supplies.
Hasina praised rescuers, medical teams, volunteers and local officials.
She said Bangladesh and Nepal are close neighbors and friends.
She also said countries in South Asia should work together better to prepare for floods and other disasters.
Sheikh Hasina expressed condolences for deaths and suffering caused by flash floods in Nepal’s Rasuwa district.
She said Bangladesh should provide all possible practical cooperation if Nepal requests assistance.
Hasina proposed offering Saidpur Airport as a humanitarian logistics hub for relief operations.
The flooding affected areas including Timure, Syabrubesi and Rasuwagadhi, with people dead and missing.
She called for stronger regional cooperation on disaster preparedness, early warnings, climate adaptation and humanitarian response.
- Who
- Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh and Nepal, along with rescue workers, security personnel, medical teams, authorities, volunteers and local residents.
- What
- Hasina offered condolences for Nepal’s flash-flood deaths and called for Bangladesh to provide practical humanitarian cooperation if requested.
- When
- The statement followed sudden flooding in Nepal; the articles do not provide a specific date for the statement.
- Where
- The flooding occurred in Nepal’s Rasuwa district, including Timure, Syabrubesi and Rasuwagadhi; Hasina proposed Saidpur Airport in Bangladesh as a possible relief hub.
- Why
- She said neighboring countries should support one another during disasters and cooperate against shared climate-related risks.
- Affected country
- Nepal
- Affected district
- Rasuwa district
- Affected areas
- Timure, Syabrubesi and Rasuwagadhi
- Proposed logistics hub
- Saidpur Airport in Bangladesh
- Proposed assistance
- Practical cooperation and humanitarian relief support if requested by Nepal
- Key risks identified
- Sudden floods, landslides, fragile mountain ecosystems, extreme weather and climate change
- Regional event recalled
- Hasina’s visit to Kathmandu for the Fourth BIMSTEC Summit in 2018