Sheikh Hasina thanks Modi for COVID-19 vaccine

DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has thanked her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for sending 20 lakh doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to assist the country in its fight against the novel coronavirus.

"I'm thanking Prime Minister Modi for sending the vaccine as a gift, I do expect that Bangladesh will get rid of the COVID-19 pandemic," Hasina said on Thursday while thanking Modi for sending the COVID-19 vaccines to Bangladesh. Hasina and Modi also discussed the ongoing bilateral collaboration between the private sectors.

"We've taken all the steps to face the COVID-19 situation in the country," she said. Bangladesh has already planned to proceed with the vaccine, she said while virtually addressing an international conference on 100 Years of the University of Dhaka.

On Thursday afternoon, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami handed over the COVID-19 vaccine to Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and Health Minister Zahid Maleque. (IANS)

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