Bangladesh Receives 10 Lakh Sinopharm Vaccine Jabs

Bangladesh on Thursday night received 10 lakh doses of Sinopharm vaccine as part of commercial purchase from China while 20 lakh more are scheduled to arrive by early Friday, reports UNB .

An aircraft of Bangladesh Biman Airlines landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport carrying 10 lakh doses of Sinopharma vaccine from China around 10:30pm, Dr Shahriar Sazzad, in-charge of the airport health centre, said.

Thirty lakh doses of Sinopharm vaccine from China are supposed to reach Bangladesh on Thursday night and early Friday, sources at the health ministry said.

The vaccine consignments were scheduled to arrive at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in three flights at 10:00pm, 1:00am and 3:00am, the sources added.

Earlier, Bangladesh received 20 lakh doses of Sinopharm vaccine jabs on July 17 and July 18.

The vaccine doses were provided as part of a commercial agreement with China.