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In addition, the South American country of Bolivia has also asked Bangladesh for some vaccines. The Prime Minister and the Health Ministry will decide on the matter, the State Minister for Foreign Affairs said. Shahriar Alam.
“Hungary has asked us for 5,000 vaccines,” he said. From the stocks we have ”.
Bangladesh is purchasing 30 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine produced at the Seram Institute in India, of which 5 million doses have already arrived in the country. In addition, another 20 lakh of vaccine doses sent from India as gifts have arrived in the country.
The long-awaited vaccination campaign in Bangladesh began last Wednesday with a coronavirus vaccine administered to a nurse at Kurmitola General Hospital.
Initially, around 600 healthcare workers in Dhaka are being monitored after being vaccinated. In addition, the vaccine is being delivered to the districts. If all goes well, the government plans to begin mass vaccination across the country on February 8.
The European Union has approved three vaccines so far, including the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. The alliance has signed agreements with six pharmaceutical companies to supply 2 billion vaccines to 28 countries.
But as the pace of supply slows, many countries are in trouble. In this situation, Hungary, a country of 10 million people, agreed to buy 2 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine from Russia, and China also approved the Sinofarma vaccine.
Hungary, a former socialist state, was the first country in Europe to recognize Bangladesh on January 29, 1972.
At that time, the Hungarian embassy was also opened in Bangladesh, opening several doors of cooperation between the two countries. But after Bangabandhu’s assassination, his progress stopped. On the other hand, socialism also came to an end in Hungary.
After coming to power, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina took a new initiative to strengthen relations with Hungary. During his visit to Hungary in 2016, three memorandums of understanding were signed between the two countries to improve cooperation in water management and agriculture and to increase communication through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said in response to a question in Parliament on January 21 that Hungary had applied for permission to open a consular post in Bangladesh. The matter is in process.
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