Bangladesh approves purchase of COVID-19 vaccines from China
Xinhua
20 May 2021, 02:05 GMT+10
DHAKA, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The Bangladeshi government has approved the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines from China.
Bangladesh's Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, the highest body to deal with economic issues, in a meeting approved the purchase on Wednesday.
Shahida Akhtar, a senior Cabinet Division official, told journalists after the meeting that Bangladesh will buy vaccines from China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm).
The approval came a week after Bangladesh received a batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine donated by China.
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming formally handed over the vaccines to Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and Health Minister Zahid Maleque at a ceremony at the State Guest House Padma in Dhaka on last Wednesday.