The approval came a week after Bangladesh received a batch of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine donated by China.
The Bangladeshi government has already announced that it will start administering from next week the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine donated by China.
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming formally handed over the vaccines to Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and Health Minister Zahid Maleque at a ceremony at the State Guest House Padma in Dhaka last Wednesday.
The health minister made the announcement at a press conference Monday, saying health professionals on the frontline of the fight against the pandemic will receive the doses beginning May 25 or 26 .
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2021-05-19 14:05:27 GMT2021-05-19 22:05:27(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
DHAKA, May 19 (Xinhua) The Bangladeshi government has approved the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines from China.
Bangladesh s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, the highest body to deal with economic issues, in a meeting approved the purchase on Wednesday.
Shahida Akhtar, a senior Cabinet Division official, told journalists after the meeting that Bangladesh will buy vaccines from China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm).
The approval came a week after Bangladesh received a batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine donated by China.
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming formally handed over the vaccines to Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and Health Minister Zahid Maleque at a ceremony at the State Guest House Padma in Dhaka on last Wednesday.
Bangladesh approves purchase of COVID-19 vaccines from China
Xinhua
20 May 2021, 02:05 GMT+10
DHAKA, May 19 (Xinhua) The Bangladeshi government has approved the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines from China. Bangladesh s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, the highest body to deal with economic issues, in a meeting approved the purchase on Wednesday. Shahida Akhtar, a senior Cabinet Division official, told journalists after the meeting that Bangladesh will buy vaccines from China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm). The approval came a week after Bangladesh received a batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine donated by China. Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming formally handed over the vaccines to Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and Health Minister Zahid Maleque at a ceremony at the State Guest House Padma in Dhaka on last Wednesday.
The comments from the Chinese ambassador show Beijing’s insecurities on the issue.
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May 18, 2021
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China has been deeply concerned over the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad), an informal strategic alliance involving the United States, India, Japan, and Australia. Beijing’s trepidation over the expansion of this U.S.-led grouping was reflected in the recent statements of the Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh, Li Jimming.
Li, while interacting with the members of the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh on May 10, warned Dhaka against joining this “club” and said that if Bangladesh did so, it will “substantially damage” bilateral relations between Bangladesh and China. Calling the Quad “a military alliance aimed against China’s resurgence” in South Asia, the ambassador said that Bangladesh should not join this “narrow-purposed” clique.