Desk Report
Publish: 15 Sep 2021, 02:55 pm
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen || Photo: Collected
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said that Bangladesh is
receiving a large consignment of coronavirus vaccine under COVAX. He said that
the total 24 crore vaccines are in the line which have arrived in the country
and are waiting to arrive.
The foreign minister was speaking to reporters after an event
organized by the Dutch-Bangla Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DBCCI) on
Wednesday (September 15).
"We'll get a big lot through COVAX," Momen said. They
will give only when the Ministry of Health asks. It will be available under COVAX
and Sinopharm. '
"We need 26 crore vaccines," he said. We are getting
24 crores, for now we are happy with that. It will come in March-April next
year. Since we will produce the vaccine locally, for now we are happy with 24
crores. We hope to be able to get most of our people vaccinated. '
Asked if there had been any progress on vaccination with Russia,
Momen said, "There has been no progress."
Despite not taking a single dose of coronavirus vaccine, Britain
is allowing citizens of other countries to enter the country, while the foreign
minister of Bangladesh has expressed regret over the red list for Bangladeshi
nationals to enter in the UK.
"Even those who have not received a single dose of the
vaccine are being allowed to go to Britain," Dr Momen said. "They should
also allow the British citizens who are stuck in Bangladesh. Britain has not
issued a red alert to India; though more people have died in India and less in
our country. There is no African variant in our country. Our health ministry
should mention this in the report." (UNB)
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