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today said Bangladesh will purchase Chinese vaccine soon while Beijing
have given pledge to provide six lakh doses of COVID-19 inoculates as
a gift first.
vaccine shortage won’t be taken place here (Bangladesh),” he told
media at his residence in the capital today.
He said, apart from selling vaccine to Bangladesh, Beijing will
also send six lakh doses of vaccine to Dhaka as a gift.
“I am expecting to get that 6 lakh doses of vaccine as gift very
soon,” he added.
vaccine storage for six countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China,
Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka – for urgent use.
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Russia has invited Bangladesh to be a vaccine co-producer with its technology, saying currently the country lacks the production capacity to export its vaccine to Bangladesh.
Russia has proposed to manufacture its Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in Bangladesh in collaboration with local pharmaceutical firms under a co-production arrangement while Dhaka is searching other sources apart from India amidst a spike in infections in the country, according to Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen. We agreed with them (Russia) on co-production (of vaccine) … though it s not finalised yet, Momen told the official BSS news agency.
Russia has invited Bangladesh to be a vaccine co-producer with its technology, saying currently the country lacks the production capacity to export its vaccine to Bangladesh.
Russia proposes manufacturing its vaccine in Bangladesh: Momen
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By Tanzim Anwar
DHAKA, April 20, 2021 (BSS) – Russia has proposed to manufacture its ‘Sputnik’ COVID-19 vaccine in Bangladesh in collaboration with the local pharmaceuticals under a co-production arrangement while Bangladesh is searching other sources apart from India to get the much demanded inoculation.
“We agreed with them (Russia) in co-production (of vaccine) … though it’s not finalized yet,” Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen told BSS in a recent interview here.
Dr Momen said Moscow gave the proposal to manufacture its vaccine here as currently Russia does not have that much production capacity to export its vaccine to Bangladesh.
Embattled Indian state looks to Bangladesh pharmas for supplies of Remdesivir United News of Bangladesh (UNB)
Bangladesh, April 19 Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has sought permission from the Indian central government to import 50,000 vials of Remdesivir from Bangladeshi pharmaceutical companies for emergency use.
He has written to D.V. Sadananda Gowda, Indian Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, requesting him to allow import and use of the medicine. With the increasing demand for Remedisivir for critical patients in Jharkhand & its unavailability, we have reached out to Pharma companies in Bangladesh for buying around 50,000 vials for emergency use. I have written to DV Sadanand Gowda for permission to import as soon as possible, Chief Minister Soren tweeted.
Jharkhand’s chief minister wants to import 50k Remdesivir doses from Bangladesh
Star Digital Report
Star Digital Report
Chief Minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren wrote to India s central government yesterday seeking permission to import 50,000 Remdesivir doses from Bangladesh to counter the Covid-19 pandemic. With the increasing demand for Remdesivir for critical patients in Jharkhand and its unavailability, we have reached out to the Pharma companies in Bangladesh for buying around 50,000 vials for emergency use. I have written to DV Sadananda Gowda Ji for permission to import as soon as possible, Soren tweeted earlier today.
In the letter sent to the India s cabinet minister for the chemicals and fertilisers ministry, Soren wrote that they had anticipated the second wave to be less virulent due to vaccination and herd immunity, but on the contrary, a large portion of patients are showing major symptoms .