Cyclone Nargis some food and medical supplies might become unusable, even before the Burmese junta officially accepted the international relief effort. Bangladesh, which has had experience with cyclones in the past, was one of the first countries to supply aid to Myanmar in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis. Two planes carrying aid, organised by the Bangladesh Army, were sent to Myanmar on 8 May 2008. They carried stockpiles of emergency aid and hundreds of aid workers with experience in coping with the aftermath of a cyclone. India, one of the few countries which maintains close relations with Myanmar, launched "Operation Sahayata" under
Nargis Ali Nargis Ali Nargis Ali (; born 1 January 1965) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from May 2013 to May 2018. Ali was born on 1 January 1965.<ref name="pakp/profile"></ref> She has a Bachelor of Education degree. She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on a reserved seat for women in Pakistani general election, 2013. In November 2013, she was made Parliamentary Secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly for Relief, Rehabilitation and Settlement. In May 2016, Ali joined a resolution to establish a