Russia has proposed manufacturing its Covid-19 vaccine in Bangladesh: Momen

Russia has proposed to manufacture its 'Sputnik V' Covid-19 vaccine in Bangladesh in collaboration with the local pharmaceuticals under a co-production arrangement while Bangladesh is searching other sources apart from India to get vaccines. "We agreed with them (Russia) on coproduction (of vaccine) … though it's not finalised yet," Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen told BSS