Online Desk: Bangladesh Association of Pharmaceutical Industries (BAPI) has donated vast quantities of medicine items to Sri Lanka.

BAPI president Nazmul Hassan, MP handed over the medicines to acting Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Bangladesh Ruwanthi Delpitiya at a simple ceremony at the High Commissioner’s office in the city on Wednesday.

The supply consists of various essential and lifesaving medicines manufactured by leading pharmaceutical companies namely Beximco Pharma, Square, Incepta, Renata, Unimed Unihealth, Healthcare, Beacon, Acme, Synovia Pharma and Nuvista Pharma. Senior representatives from BAPI and other high officials from the High Commission were present on the occasion.

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, the two friendly South Asian nations, value the deep and cordial relationship between them and always remain committed to strengthen the time-tested bilateral ties. In May 2022, Bangladesh government provided medicines worth Tk 200 million to Sri Lanka as a friendly gesture.