The cyclone killed more than 640 people last month after sweeping across Sri Lanka, triggering floods and landslides. The World Bank has estimated the damage at about $4 billion, or 4 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product.
Narendra Modi’s office said he spoke to New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Monday, and the two agreed that the deal, signed in a “record time of nine months”, would further strengthen relations.
The attack came days after Hadi, a leader of the student-led protests last year that led to the ouster of the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government, was shot in the head on December 12 by masked gunmen during an election campaign.
Pakistan won their second Under-19 Asia Cup title. As in recent meetings, there were no formal greetings between players from the two teams after the match.
Dipu Chandra Das, a 25-year-old garment factory worker, was lynched by a mob in Baluka in the Mymensingh district on Thursday over alleged blasphemy. His body was later set on fire.