Staff Reporter :
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami on Thursday said that it may take some time for the vaccine to come to Bangladesh.
“It is not yet certain when the Covid-19 vaccine will arrive in Bangladesh from India, because this is a very sensitive matter. The vaccine is not like any other product,” he told the reporters after paying a courtesy call on Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder at his office in the secretariat yesterday.
The Indian envoy also said that he is yet unsure about the number of doses of Covid-19 vaccine arriving from his country.
However he said that there are no obstacles or restrictions on vaccines for sending to Bangladesh.
Bangladesh has signed a deal with Serum Institute of India for procuring of 30 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. According to the contract, Serum Institute, which produced the vaccine in India, will send five million doses a month to Bangladesh.
He appreciated Bangladesh’s efforts in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic. He said there are heartfelt relations between Bangladesh and India.
The two neighbouring countries are working together in the fight against the fatal virus as those are (two countries) sharing very close ties.
Meanwhile, Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Sunday told that the government of his country barred to export the jab before completing the country’s inoculations, which created huge criticism and uncertainty in Bangladesh.
Later, Adar Poonawalla clarified his statement saying that there was no obstacle to export the vaccine.
The Indian High Commissioner on Thursday however, assured that all facilities in the ports within India would be provided on priority basis so that the import of rice from the country could be completed.
Both sides hoped that the friendly political relations between the two countries would be further strengthened in the future.
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami on Thursday said that it may take some time for the vaccine to come to Bangladesh.
“It is not yet certain when the Covid-19 vaccine will arrive in Bangladesh from India, because this is a very sensitive matter. The vaccine is not like any other product,” he told the reporters after paying a courtesy call on Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder at his office in the secretariat yesterday.
The Indian envoy also said that he is yet unsure about the number of doses of Covid-19 vaccine arriving from his country.
However he said that there are no obstacles or restrictions on vaccines for sending to Bangladesh.
Bangladesh has signed a deal with Serum Institute of India for procuring of 30 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. According to the contract, Serum Institute, which produced the vaccine in India, will send five million doses a month to Bangladesh.
He appreciated Bangladesh’s efforts in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic. He said there are heartfelt relations between Bangladesh and India.
The two neighbouring countries are working together in the fight against the fatal virus as those are (two countries) sharing very close ties.
Meanwhile, Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Sunday told that the government of his country barred to export the jab before completing the country’s inoculations, which created huge criticism and uncertainty in Bangladesh.
Later, Adar Poonawalla clarified his statement saying that there was no obstacle to export the vaccine.
The Indian High Commissioner on Thursday however, assured that all facilities in the ports within India would be provided on priority basis so that the import of rice from the country could be completed.
Both sides hoped that the friendly political relations between the two countries would be further strengthened in the future.
