PM Modi Hands Over 1.2 Mn Covid-19 Vaccine Doses, 109 Ambulances To Bangladesh During Dhaka Visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday handed over a representational box to Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina as a symbol of India's gift of 1.2 million doses of domestically produced Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh.

Image: Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia/Twitter)

India, as a part of its vaccine diplomacy programme, gifted 1.2 million doses of domestically produced Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh. During his two-day visit to the neighbouring Bangladesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday handed over a representational box to Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina as a symbol of India's gift. He also handed over a representational key of 109 life-saving ambulances to Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka. 

Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi in a Tweet, shared the visuals saying, "1.2 million doses of Made in India Covid vaccines as grant from India to Bangladesh were handed over by Prime Minister @narendramodi to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina."

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VaccineMaitri?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>#VaccineMaitri</a>” to overcome Covid! <br><br>1.2 million doses of Made in India Covid vaccines as grant from India to Bangladesh were handed over by Prime Minister <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>@narendramodi</a> to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. <a href="https://t.co/4iGL523pQw" rel='nofollow'>pic.twitter.com/4iGL523pQw</a></p>&mdash; Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) <a href="https://twitter.com/MEAIndia/status/1375808842626260993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel='nofollow'>March 27, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The Indian PM in on a visit to Dhaka at the invitation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to celebrate Mujib Borsho- the birth centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman; 50 years of the establishment of diplomatic ties between India and Bangladesh; and 50 years of Bangladesh’s war of liberation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address yesterday thanked all the dignitaries, highlighted the significance of this occasion and touched upon various facets of bilateral relationship of the two countries.

He also handed over Gandhi Peace Prize 2020 posthumously conferred to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to Sheikh Rehana, younger daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman accompanied by her sister Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. This award was conferred in recognition of his outstanding contributions towards social, economic and political transformation through non-violent and other Gandhian methods. 

Meanwhile, Hasina on Saturday presented a gold and a silver coin released on the occasion of the birth centenary of her father and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to Modi.