However, when the first shipment of two million vaccines arrived on January 21, the BNP leaders took a different line. In response, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmus said he would ask the Health Ministry to ensure that BNP leaders got the vaccine first. Last Sunday, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said: "Prime Minister, you should take the first vaccine dose then tell people there is nothing to fear. Therefore, health workers would get the vaccine first, following which other emergency workers would get priority. The government will also set up a communication hub for the vaccination program, to ensure that rumours do not spread, according to sources at the national advisory committee.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 25, 2021 15:33 UTC