DHAKA, Nov 10, 2021 (BSS) - Poland has provided 3.2 million (AZ) vaccines 
to Bangladesh as a gesture of solidarity to the friendly country's fight 
against COVID-19 pandemic. 

  The Polish gesture covers a consignment containing 3,272, 880 doses of the 
Covid-19 vaccine as well as their transport to Dhaka through their own 
arrangement, said a foreign ministry press release here today. 

   The consignment is being sent in three batches while the first batch 
numbering 1027,290 doses of vaccines was arrived here today. 

  The second consignment totaling 920,790 doses jabs will arrive on November 
11 and the third one 1324,800 doses of vaccine on November 14, said the 
release. 

  Poland Ambassador to Dhaka (resident in New Delhi) Prof Adam Burakowski 
today handed over the token vaccine doses to Senior Secretary of Health 
Services Division Lokman Hussain Mia and acting Foreign Secretary Rear 
Admiral (Retd) Md. Khurshed Alam at Padma State Guest House in the capital 
today. 

  The Polish envoy stated that the donation of COVID vaccines is as a gesture 
of friendship to Bangladesh. 

  He expressed hope that both the countries would soon be able to overcome 
the pandemic through shared efforts. 

  The acting Foreign Secretary thanked the Government of Poland for standing 
beside Bangladesh and mentioned that the friendly gesture would further 
strengthen the existing bilateral relationship between the friendly 
countries.