Bangladesh seeks 20m vaccine doses from US: Momen
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DHAKA, May 6, 2021 (BSS) – Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said he urged the United States (US) to provide as high as 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine while seeking immediate release of 4 million doses as Bangladesh is desperately trying to get more inoculation.
“We’ve sought 10 to 20 million doses of vaccine from USA … (while) we requested immediate release of four million doses,” he told reporters after holding a meeting with US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller at the Foreign Ministry here.
Dhaka is in touch with the concerned officials of the US government to get vaccines from there, as the US plans to share up to 60 million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine with other countries.
Efforts intensified to get Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from US: foreign minister
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen. File photo UNB, Dhaka UNB, Dhaka
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said the government has intensified its efforts to get vaccine from the United States, as it will share up to 60 million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine with other countries. We re expecting it [vaccines], Dr Momen told reporters at his residence adding that Bangladesh Ambassador to the US M Shahidul Islam is in touch with the concerned officials of the US government.
The Foreign Minister said US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller is likely to meet him tomorrow (Thursday) to update on overall issues including supply of oxygen to Bangladesh.
FM urges expats for lobbying to get vaccines from US
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DHAKA, May 5, 2021 (BSS) – Foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today urged Bangladeshi expatriates and diaspora residing in the US to make a strong lobby with the Washington DC so that Bangladesh could get a portion of the US’s surplus COVID-19 vaccine.
“If our diaspora can make an urge there (in the US), it will be easy to get the COVID-19 vaccine from the US,” he told the media at his residence today.
The foreign minister said Bangladesh Ambassador to the USA M Shahidul Islam is in touch with the concerned officials of the US government to get vaccines from there, as the US plans to share up to 60 million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine with other countries.
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Ambassador Miller praises power of young minds in Bangladesh
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13th April, 2021 07:37:48
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller has congratulated Sylhet’s 20 newest graduates of the US State Department-funded English Access Microscholarship Programme.
He praised the 10 young women and 10 young men from local madrasas and public schools for their hard work in completing the course during the pandemic and encouraged them to continue their studies to prepare for the future.
“Bangladesh just marked its Golden Jubilee – the day when it declared its intention and ability to chart its own path. There’s no better time to recognise the power of young minds – like yours – to design the next 50 years. You can take your new skills and use them as leaders who will shape the future of Bangladesh,” he said during a virtual ceremony on Monday.