Initially, citizens, aged 55 or above, and frontline workers or the citizens of the special classes were able to sign up for vaccination using a government website (surokkha.gov.bd). Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued an instruction to relax the age restriction for vaccine registration in a meeting of the Cabinet Division on Monday. “The prime minister has given several instructions regarding vaccination; they will come into effect today,” Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam said on Monday. Initially, registration was open to a total of 19 classes, among which one was for the citizens aged 55 years or above. The rest were frontline workers from different occupations or special classes.

Source: bd News24 February 08, 2021 09:22 UTC