Foreign Minister joins US Ambassador Earl R. Miller to see off first shipment of PPE to US
In a landmark occasion, Bangladesh recently joined a select group of countries that manufacture world-class large-scale Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) by shipping 6.5 million PPE gowns to US brand Hanes for ultimate delivery to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
In a ceremony at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to mark the occasion, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Shahriar Alam joined US Ambassador, Earl R. Miller to see off Beximco’s first shipment of PPE to USA.
“Beximco has joined the fight against the global pandemic by moving swiftly to add manufacturing capabilities in PPE items such as gowns, masks and coveralls,” affirmed Syed Naved Husain, CEO and Group Director, Beximco.
Managing Director of Beximco Pharma Nazmul Hassan MP termed the event historic. “Today we join the club of top-class large-scale PPE manufacturing countries,” he added.
US Ambassador, Earl R. Miller lauded ‘the first major shipment of PPE into the US’ and cited the Beximco-Hanes partnership is another great example of how our two great nations were combating the pandemic.
Beximco has also established a partnership with Chicago-based Geste Designs and are examining the feasibility to jointly invest and establish a PPE manufacturing Hub in Detroit with support of the state of Illinois and the city.
