Bangladesh approves purchase of Covid vaccines from China


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Bangladesh approves purchase of Covid vaccines from China Dhaka, May 20 : 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 has approved the purchase.Shahida Akhtar, a senior Cabinet Division official, told journalists after the meeting on Wednesday that Bangladesh will buy vaccines from China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm), Xinhua news agency reported.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...