5 lakh doses of Chinese vaccine to arrive Wednesday: envoy
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DHAKA, May 10, 2021 (BSS) – Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming today said Beijing will send 5 lakh doses of Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday as a “special gift” for Bangladesh.
“In view that COVID-19 is still wreaking havoc on people’s lives and disturbing social and economic activities in Bangladesh, the 500,000 doses of vaccine arrive just in time,” he said at virtual discussion organized by Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) here.
The envoy added that it is the latest outcome of China-Bangladesh anti-pandemic cooperation, which again shows that “Our two peoples are in the same boat and we will stand with each other till the end of this battle”.
5 lakh doses of Chinese vaccine to arrive on May 12
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming on Monday officially announced that 5 lakh doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine will reach Bangladesh on May 12 as a “special gift”.
“It’s the latest outcome of China-Bangladesh anti-pandemic cooperation which again shows that our two peoples are in the same boat and we will stand with each other till the end of this battle,” he said.
The Ambassador made the announcement during an interaction with the members of Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) held virtually. DCAB President Pantho Rahaman and General Secretary AKM Moinuddin also spoke at the event.
DCAB shocked at death of JPC ex-President Hassan Shahriar
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Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) on Saturday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Hassan Shahriar, former President of the Jatiya Press Club (JPC) who also served The Daily Ittefaq as its Executive Editor.
Shahriar, who was the first journalist from Asia-Pacific to be elected as President of the Toronto-based Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) in 2003, breathed his last at a hospital in Dhaka around 11:45am on Saturday.
In a condolence message, DCAB President Pantho Rahaman and its General Secretary AKM Moinuddin conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family members and sought eternal peace for the departed soul of the veteran journalist.
Itâs a good year for Bangladesh: Momen
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DHAKA, March 6, 2021 (BSS) â Foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said it is a good year for Bangladesh as the county was recommended for graduating from Least Developed Country (LDC) status while celebrating 50 years of its Independence and âMujib Borshoâ.
âThis is year of good news. Itâs big achievement for Bangladesh as we are set to celebrate 50 years of our Independence with ongoing celebration of birth centenary of our Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,â he said while talking about Bangladeshâs graduation from the LDC status.
The United Nations Committee for Development Policy recommended Bangladeshâs graduation from LDC last month.