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Bangladesh, which started a nationwide vaccination drive in February ahead of many other countries in the world, has secured a pledge of getting 21 crore vaccines by next year.Health Minister Zahid Maleque disclosed this on Saturday at a webinar with the owners of the private hospitals.Of the 21 cro...
After emergency transportation of life saving medical oxygen by road on the Eid day, India is now sending oxygen by train.An Indian Railways' Oxygen Express carrying 200 MT Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) in 10 containers left Tatanagar railway junction of Indian state Jharkhand for Bangladesh on Sa...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen in separate messages expressed deep condolences over the loss of lives in central China's Henan Province and in western Germany due to heavy rain and severe floods respectively.The foreign ministry said Dr Momen sent the condolence message to Chinese state coun...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has thanked Japan for its announcement to provide 3.0 million AstraZeneca vaccines to Bangladesh through the WHO-COVAX mechanism. In a message sent to Foreign Minister of Japan Motegi Toshimitsu, Dr Momen acknowledged with deep appreciation the continued assis...
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The government officials on the both sides of the Bangladesh and India border have demonstrated the “spirit of brotherhood” in supporting each other on the Eid-ul- Adha day.India has allowed a special 'green corridor' for Bangladesh to bring medical oxygen on the Eid day when eve...
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The first consignment of Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines from Japan will arrive in Dhaka today (Saturday).Health Minister Zahid Maleque and Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen will receive the consignment consisting of 245,200 dosages at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.The vaccines wi...
Bangladesh now has over 10 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine in stock as the crisis that was feared initially has been dealt with “successfully”.Another 10 million doses are expected to arrive by August as the government has expedited its nationwide inoculation drive diversifying the sou...
Bangladesh has proposed Russia to take a “trilateral initiative” with Myanmar like China to resolve the Rohingya crisis.Foreign minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen on Monday said that he had made the proposal to his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov at a meeting in Tashkent on the sidelines of t...
Eight undergraduate students from public and private universities will participate in a one-year, non-degree academic exchange, studying at U.S. community colleges, exploring career fields, and strengthening leadership and English language skills.US Ambassador in Dhaka Earl Miller congratulated them...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has sought support from the Kuwait Development Fund.He was meeting his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah on the sidelines of an international conference on “Central and South Asia: Regional connectivity, Challenges and opportuni...
Bangladesh will receive 5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines by Monday as the government has expanded its inoculation programme to cover most of the population.Of the upcoming doses, 2 million are from China's Sinopharm and over 3 million are Moderna vaccines.Health Minister Zahid Maleque is exp...
Foreign Minister Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen had a meeting with Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in the frame of International Conference on “Central and South Asia: Regional connectivity, Challenges and opportunities” on Friday in the capital Tashkent.He noted the importance of opening...
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Bangladesh and Russia have agreed to work together on the Rohingya repatriation issue.It was discussed during a meeting between Bangladesh foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the margin of the international conference on “Central & South Asia: re...
Bangladesh and India have reviewed the progress of bilateral relations on the sidelines of the connectivity conference in Tashkent when the two foreign ministers met.“Happy to meet with Bangladesh FM Dr AK Abdul Momen on the sidelines of the Tashkent Connectivity Conference. A good opportunity...
China will continue to provide Bangladesh with vaccines to meet its needs, and is ready to discuss vaccine-filling cooperation with Bangladesh to help the country fight against the pandemic.State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the comment in a meeting with Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr...
Bangladesh’s Ambassador in South Korea Abida Islam has raised the national bi-colour at International Vaccine Institute (IVI) in Seoul following Dhaka’s accession to the nonprofit international organisation on Thursday.Discovering, developing and delivering safe, effective and affordable...
Governor of Connecticut Ned Lamont, an influential Democratic Party leader, has stated that he will help to address Bangladesh’s COVID-19 vaccination needs to cover its large population.The Governor agreed to explore avenues for commercial supply and co-production of vaccines in Bangladesh wit...
The Embassy of Bangladesh in Washington DC has contacted a Bangladeshi citizen, Engineer Md. Habibur Rahman Manik who along with his family, has reportedly been stranded in Haiti.Habibur Rahman informed the Embassy on Tuesday that his family is in safety now.The situation in Haiti has improved, alth...
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CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, has announced $30 million trade finance loan to City Bank, a private bank in Bangladesh.British High Commissioner in Dhaka Robert Chatterton Dickson welcomed CDC’s first ever direct trade finance loan to a bank in B...
The UN Human Rights Council has unanimously passed a resolution calling for a solution to the Rohingya crisis.The foreign ministry said this is the first time that any resolution on the Rohingya was adopted in the UN, since August 2017, “without a vote due to the intense diplomatic efforts mad...
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