Bangladesh receives 2.70 lakh AstraZeneca doses from Bulgaria

Bangladesh has received 2.70 lakh doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine as donation from the Bulgaria.

Dhaka, Sep 15 :  Bangladesh has received  2.70 lakh doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine as donation from the Bulgarian government.

The vaccine consignment landed at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport by a cargo flight of the Turkish Airlines on Wednesday.

A representative of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) received the vaccine consignment.

This indicates the joint efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reports UNB.