US ambassador discusses joint response plan, bilateral issues with Shahriar Alam
Photo courtesy: UNB
UNB, Dhaka
UNB, Dhaka
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller today met State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam and discussed the 2021 Joint Response Plan which will be launched tomorrow.
They also discussed bilateral issues between the two countries including cooperation on Covid-19 front.
The US$943 million plan seeks to meet the needs of more than 880,000 Rohingya refugees and 472,000 Bangladeshis in the surrounding host communities in Cox s Bazar district.
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Vaccine delivery: Miller says US actively considering Bangladesh’s request
UNB
17th May, 2021 05:54:06
The United States has said it is actively considering the request made by Bangladesh over supply of Covid-19 vaccine doses.
Bangladesh will get the reply to the letter sent to the US government within the next couple of days, US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller conveyed this during his meeting with State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday.
Bangladesh will be able to know the updates once it receives the written reply.
Earlier, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said the government has sought immediate delivery of 4 million vaccine doses from the United States.
Bangladesh seeks 20m doses of Covid vaccine from US: FM
Diplomatic Correspondent | banglanews24.com
Bangladesh has sought a total of 10 to 20 million doses of vaccine from the United States (US) to continue the vaccination programme.
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen made the request in his meeting with US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller at his office on Thursday.
The government also sought immediate delivery of 4 million vaccine doses from the US, Dr Momen told reporters after the meeting.
The US will share up to 60 million doses of its Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine with other countries as they are available.
Quest for Covid Vaccine: Dhaka seeks 4m doses from US
Photo courtesy: UNB Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
The government has sought immediate delivery of 4 million vaccine doses from the US, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said yesterday. We ve sought immediate release of 4 million doses of vaccine, he told reporters after his meeting with US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller at his foreign ministry office, reports UNB.
This was the latest government effort to collect vaccines from alternative sources as the stock of Oxford-AstraZeneca jabs is running out fast, making the ongoing countrywide vaccine inoculation uncertain.
Already, the government suspended administration of the first dose on April 26, immediately after the Indian government barred export of Covishield the AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India.