“We have made some decisions to accommodate the foreign nationals, who aren’t diplomats, and we will support them too,” he said after taking his jab at Sheikh Russel Gastro Liver Institute and Hospital in Dhaka on Thursday. He also inspected the hospital’s vaccination programme for foreign diplomats stationed in Bangladesh. “We are also allowing the other foreign nationals, who are working on different projects in Bangladesh, to take vaccine,” he added. Asked whether the foreign nationals in Bangladesh are getting vaccines for free, Momen said, “We’re a very benevolent nation.”Momen said Bangladesh has immunised over 1.5 million people within two weeks of the nationwide vaccination drive which is “far ahead” from of many developed countries. The government launched the COVID-19 vaccination programme for the foreign diplomats on Feb 10 and around 30 of them got vaccinated on that day.

Source: bd News24 February 18, 2021 16:07 UTC