The government is going ahead with its preparations to begin the countrywide Covid-19 vaccination programme. Before launching the nationwide inoculation drive, a dry run will be held by January 28, said sources at the health ministry. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has launched
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were killed as a bus hit them on the Hanif flyover in city’s Gulistan
area this afternoon.
Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) police camp in-charge
(Inspector) Md Bachchu Mia confirmed the incident to BSS.
He said the mishap took place when the motorcycle reached
Gulistan-flyover adjacent to Jai Kali Temple near Gulistan from
Jatrabari, it was hit by a Jainopur-Paribahan bus from behind.
Following the incident, the motorcyclist jumped on top of the
community police man (Mofizul) who was working there, he said, adding
that after the accident, the pedestrians rescued the seriously injured
The government is yet to finalise the list of healthcare professionals and volunteers to be part of the Covid-19 mass inoculation campaign, whose piloting is likely to begin later this week.
Government officials said the piloting will take place at several public hospitals and the authorities there have also not finished preparing the lists of volunteers for it.
Bangladesh on Thursday received 20 lakh doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as gift from the India government. Besides, it has purchased another three crore doses from the Serum Institute of India. Fifty lakh shots are expected to arrive on January 25.
The government plans to roll out the vaccines early next month.
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