Bangladesh has signed a pact with China to buy the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque. The Health Minister said this during a programme at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases here. He added: "The recent revelation of vaccine prices has created some issues. We have to maintain non-disclosure clauses strictly according to the deal." Bangladesh to Buy Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccines from China.
Newly appointed Chief of Air Staff Air Vice Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan yesterday took over the command of Bangladesh Air Force, an ISPR press release said. He took over from outgoing chief of air staff Air Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat at a ceremony at Chief of Air Staff's secretariat. Principal staff officers, along with other senior officers, of Air Headquarters were
2 BAF aircraft leaving for China tonight to bring 6 lakh Sinopharm vaccines
Star Digital Report
Star Digital Report
Two aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force will leave Dhaka for China tonight to bring 6 lakh Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine shots, said an Inter Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) press release today.
China will deliver this second consignment of Covid-19 vaccines as gifts to Bangladesh.
On May 12, Bangladesh received a gift of five lakh Sinopharm doses from China. The government has already started administering those to medical students on a priority basis.
The Chinese vaccines arrive in Bangladesh when it is desperately looking for vaccines from different sources after India halted AstraZeneca vaccine export in March amid a massive rise in Covid-19 infections.
Bangladesh Army gives medical equipment to Nepalese counterpart
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Staff Correspondent | Published: 22:53, Jun 03,2021 | Updated: 23:41, Jun 03,2021
Acting chief of army staff Lieutenant General SN Shafiuddin Ahmed together with Nepalese ambassador Bansidher Mishra poses for a photo at the BAF Base Bangabandhu in Dhaka on Thursday after presenting medical equipment and protection gears to the Nepalese army. Focus Bangla photo
The Bangladesh Army on Thursday presented emergency medical equipment and other materials to the Nepalese army amid an increase in Covid‑19 cases in the landlocked country.
In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate said that the acting army chief, Lieutenant General SN Shafiuddin Ahmed, handed over the medical items and protection gears to Nepalese ambassador Bansidher Mishra at a programme in the BAF Base Bangabandhu on Thursday