Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday said Bangladesh is at the final stage to procure vaccine doses from China. Its at the final stageall types of discussions are very positive, he told reporters at Foreign Service Academy when asked about procuring 1.5
UNGA president meets PM, discusses Rohingya, climate change issues
Diplomatic Correspondent
25th May, 2021 12:07:41
The President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly Volkan Bozkır held a meeting with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday.
They discussed issues related to the Rohingya and climate change.
Earlier, Volkan Bozkır arrived in Dhaka early this morning on a two-day visit to hold meetings with top government leadership and discuss the Rohingya crisis and shared challenges.
He is scheduled to visit Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar to see for himself the plight of the forcibly-displaced Myanmar nationals, who took temporary shelter amid persecution, ethnic cleansing and genocide in Rakhine state.
Bhasan Char to become another example to world: UNGA President
UNB
25th May, 2021 05:13:23
President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Volkan Bozkir on Tuesday highly appreciated Bangladesh s efforts for Rohingyas in Bhasan Char, saying it will be another example to the world on how to deal with the refugee issues.
“I really applaud the work done there – the quality of buildings and also taking all the precautions. I think this will be another example to the world on how to deal with refugee issues,” he said.
Bozkir hoped that this would work well for the Rohingya people, giving them a better condition in Bhasan Char.
Bangladesh will buy 1.5 crore Sinopharm vaccines from China; 1st consignment due in June
Star Digital Report
Star Digital Report
Bangladesh will buy 1.5 crore Sinopharm vaccines from China, and its first consignment is likely to arrive in Dhaka in June, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said today. Discussions on buying vaccines from China are positive. The deal in this regard is almost final. It will be complete very soon, he told reporters following a meeting with UN General Assembly President Volkan Bozkır at the Foreign Service Academy.
The development comes at a time when the country is seeing a sharp rise in deaths and new cases of Covid-19 today.
Global vaccine distribution horrifying, unacceptable: UNGA president
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The current state of global vaccine distribution is unacceptable and horrifying , the UN General Assembly president said today, pointing at the nationalistic attitude of developed countries and vaccine manufacturing nations. Only 0.3 percent of all vaccines is going to low-income countries. This is terrifying, horrifying. This is unacceptable. This is beyond all human and moral belief, Volkan Bozkır said while delivering his speech at the Bangabandhu Lecture Series organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the Foreign Service Academy.
Bozkir arrived in Bangladesh on a two-day visit today.