Bangladesh to send medicine worth Tk 20 crore to Bhutan

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Published : 20:42, Jul 23, 2018 | Updated : 20:42, Jul 23, 2018

Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim was addressing a programme at his ministry conference room at secretariat in capital on Monday (July 23).Bangladesh will send medicine for the people of Bhutan worth Tk 20 crore as per the commitment of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reports BSS.
“Our PM committed to Bhutan to supply medicine for one year free of cost while visiting the country in 2017 … Following the commitment we will start supplying the medicine worth Tk 20 crore in September,” said Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim.
He said this at a programme at his ministry conference room at secretariat in the capital Dhaka.
At the programme, Nasim handed over medicine as a token to the Bhutanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Sonam Tobden Rabgye.
“We will finish supply of the medicine within October,” he added.
The friendship of the two countries would be stronger after supplying of the medicine, said Nasim.
Secretary (health education and family welfare) GM Saleh Uddin and Director General of Directorate General of Health Services Dr Abul Kalam Azad were present at the meeting.

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