DHAKA - The Red Cross Society of China has made a cash donation to help Bangladesh's communities affected by flooding that has stranded hundreds of thousands of people.

The Chinese embassy in Bangladesh's capital handed over a cheque of $100,000 last week on behalf of the Red Cross Society of China to the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society.

BMW Mozharul Huq, secretary general of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, received the cheque from Chen Wei, deputy chief of mission at the Chinese embassy in Dhaka.