Bangladesh and Japan agreed to work together to tackle the challenges of the COVID pandemic. Japanese Ambassador Ito Naoki called on the State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam MP at his office on Tuesday. They comprehensively discussed the bilateral relations and issues of common
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Published: 17 May 2021 08:43 PM BdST
Updated: 17 May 2021 08:43 PM BdST
The United States is “working on” Bangladesh’s request for four million doses of the University of Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to meet immediate needs. );
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Ambassador Earl Miller informed State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam about the matter during a meeting on Monday, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
Miller has recommended having a regional approach in South Asia in distributing vaccines from the US, according to the statement.
He also said that the administration of President Joe Biden was exploring the possibilities to produce US vaccines in Bangladeshi pharmaceutical companies, the ministry said.