Dhaka February 26, 2026, 8:29 pm
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen received the vaccine at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) after a Cathay Pacific Airways carrying the jabs landed in Dhaka around 3:20pm
The vaccines will arrive as part of the COVAX agreement at around 3:15 pm
India is working to resume the vaccine supply to Bangladesh and the increased production of Covid vaccine is a positive sign
The premier has instructed to this end and the decision would be implemented soon
The law enforcement agencies are seen patrolling different city roads since Saturday morning while check posts also have been set up at several places in the capital
Bangladesh has received 2.5 million doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine under the COVAX facility and 2 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine (commercially purchased from China) on Friday night and Saturday morning
The vaccine consignments have been reaching here as good news for Bangladesh as Dhaka has been desperately looking for vaccines to inoculate huge numbers of people
The free tests will be available throughout the month of July
Most of the detained could not show any logical reason to be outside, police said. Some said they went out to see how the lockdown was going and some said they do not know about the lockdown
The new record surpassed the previous peak of 119 on Sunday
Around 12 lakh vaccine doses will reach Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 11:20 pm on Friday and the rest on Saturday
Banks will remain closed on 1-3 July for bank holiday and weekly holidays
Local administrations will take legal action against those who will violate the directives
China is ready to deliver two million doses of its Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine as the first batch of Bangladeshi government's commercial purchase
The regulator has given Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) after all necessary examinations by the technical committee
Vaccines to be procured at any cost
Bangladesh on Tuesday surpassed the 9 lakh- mark in the confirmed cases of coronavirus
Newer studies have indicated that further spacing out the vaccine doses, or allowing people to get a 'third' dose at least 10 months after the second dose will lead to an enhanced immune response
"I want to give you a good news . . . we're likely to get a large quantity of COVID-19 vaccines in the first week of next month," he said
Nationwide lockdown will begin on Monday. However, for zonal closing of bills of banking sector and various government offices at the end of the month, the maximum restrictions will kick in from July 1
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