Noting the need for a strong partnership in tackling the Covid-19 challenge, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh firmly believes that the coronavirus vaccine should be declared a global product. , The Corona epidemic has brought us to a final path in human history and perhaps the most difficult challenge of our time. The socio-economic impact of the epidemic is widespread and is still growing.
Therefore, it is important to further strengthen global and regional partnerships in tackling this challenge through concerted efforts. The Prime Minister said the role of the global community has become crucial to ensure that no one is left behind during the epidemic crisis. Needs to be done so that everyone's vaccine and treatment needs are met.
Sheikh Hasina said the WHO, GAVI and other concerned agencies must ensure the rights, equality and justice of the member states. She said financial and technical assistance from developing countries has also become more important in this time of crisis. The Prime Minister said more assistance from developing countries is needed from the funds of international financial institutions and multinational development banks. Through Bangladesh is trying to reduce the adverse effects of the epidemic.
We have so far announced 14.6 billion incentive packages for social security and economic growth, which is 4.4 percent of our GDP. She noted that Bangladesh is involved in various regional connectivity initiatives through SAARC, BIMSTEC, SASEC, BBIN and BCIM.
Bangladesh is involved in many multi-model linkages in South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia and beyond and Bangladesh believes in strengthening global governance and the Advanced Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) can play an important role in this regard. There are populations, wide markets and technological advantages. We can achieve faster growth if we are united.
It will also help us achieve the SDGs that we are each committed to. We need to increase our maximum technical potential by extending a hand of cooperation to each other.
