Bangladesh sends second consignment of medical aid to India

As India grapples with the pandemic, Bangladesh has sent the second consignment of medical aid. Over 2672 boxes of medicines and protective items were delivered at Petrapole.

New Delhi: Bangladesh has sent the second consignment of medical supplies for the COVID affected people of India, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh said on Tuesday.

According to the press statement issued by the Foreign Ministry, the Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Kolkata handed over 2672 boxes of medicines and protective items to the representative of the Indian Red Cross Society at Petrapole.

The four covered vans containing these medicines reached the Benapole-Petrapole land port. Being instructed by Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and coordinated, facilitated by the Foreign Ministry, these medicines, produced by Essential Drugs Co Ltd., were sent by the Health Ministry, the ministry said.

The consignment contains 18 different kinds of COVID related medicines which include anti-biotics, paracetamols, different kind of injections/vials and hand sanitizers etc.

The Foreign Ministry of Bangladesh said that Bangladesh sent the first consignment of 10,000 vials of antiviral injection Remdisivir on 6 May 2021 as aid for Indians in the backdrop of the unprecedented surge of the COVID 19 pandemic.

Earlier Bangladesh’s Prime Minister expressed her sympathy for Indians and reiterated Bangladesh's support to stand by her closest neighbour India during their critical time and expressed readiness to offer support in every possible way.

In the wake of the surge in Covid cases in India, more than 40 countries have come forward to help the country fight against the deadly second wave of the Covid-19.