India has assured Bangladesh that it will share the Covid-19 vaccines, being developed in the neighbouring nation, in the early-stage when ready.
Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen on Wednesday said: "We know that Covid-19 vaccines are being developed in India and trial has already begun.
"We have informed India that we will be ready if any assistance is needed for trial in Bangladesh."
The foreign secretary made the statement while talking to reporters after a meeting with his Indian counterpart Harsh Vardhan Shringla at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka in the afternoon.
Shringla arrived in the capital on Tuesday to warm up Indo-Bangla relations and met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the evening.
“They [India] told us that the vaccine will not only be made for India only. It will be made available for Bangladesh in the primary stage,” said Momen.
Citing that Bangladeshi pharmaceutical companies have well expertise in the industry, he also sought India’s attention on any possible opportunity to collaborate in this issue.