Bangladesh’s Information and Broadcasting Minister, Hassan Mahmood on Monday mentioned India has assured extra deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines to his nation “when the situation here gets better” and Bangladesh understands India’s “local demands”. .
Mahmood, who inaugurated the Bangabandhu Media Center on the Press Club of India (PCI) right here, additionally mentioned that India has successfully handled the second wave of coronavirus and the an infection charge has come down from 25 per cent to 2 per cent, which he mentioned, is a superb achievement.
The Media Center has been arrange with the help of Bangladesh High Commission in India to mark the delivery centenary of Bangladesh’s founding President ‘Bangabandhu’ Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The PCI additionally discovered a life-size {photograph} of the chief.
“Under the management of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, bilateral relations have gone to a brand new peak…. This media middle will assist in strengthening cultural ties and people-to-people contacts between the 2 international locations.
Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Mohammad Imran mentioned that there are plans to arrange extra such facilities throughout India.
In January, India gifted 3.2 million doses of domestically manufactured coronavirus vaccines to Bangladesh as a part of its ‘neighbourhood first’ coverage.
The neighboring nation had additionally entered into an settlement with Serum Institute of India (SII) to purchase 30 million doses of the vaccine. Under the settlement, Bangladesh acquired 70 lakh doses in two consignments until February.
“Unfortunately, the second wave of Covid-19 hit India a few months back. So we didn’t get any more deliveries. But I must thank the Government of India and SII. Also, India presented us some vaccines too,” he mentioned.
The Bangladeshi chief mentioned, “And, since you had a domestic demand, a lot of people were dying at that time… so the domestic demand was definitely the top priority.”
India not too long ago gifted two cellular medical oxygen crops to Bangladesh to assist the nation in the course of the pandemic. “I see how effectively the Indian government and the people of India have dealt with the second wave as the infection rate has come down from more than 25 per cent to about 2 per cent which is a great achievement,” Mahmood mentioned. Added, as of 8 September in India.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
