The sexagenarian businessman and four others from his family took the vaccine doses. Photo: Asif Mahmud OveKazi Mahmudur Rahman, a banker, said he continued his regular work throughout the day after receiving his vaccine shot. Farukh was not hesitant for a moment to take the vaccine shot. It has already received a total of seven million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, including two million free doses from the Indian government as a gift. Bangladesh plans to immunise 3.5 million people with the seven million doses of the vaccine, and kicked off the nationwide programme on Feb 7.

Source: bd News24 February 15, 2021 07:40 UTC