Bangladesh will receive 10 lakh doses of Sinopharm vaccine on Friday evening from the Chinese government as a gift.
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight is on the way to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport from Tianjin International Airport in China.
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Earlier, Bangladesh received 11 lakh doses of Sinopharm as a gift from China.
These 10 lakh doses of Sinopharm vaccine are coming as a gift from China for Bangladeshi brothers and sisters, said Hualong Yan, Deputy Chief of Mission at Chinese Embassy in Dhaka on Friday.
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Bangladesh also received over 34 lakh doses of Sinopharm vaccine under the COVAX facility.
Bangladesh is also receiving Sinopharm vaccine doses under a commercial purchase agreement.