Mohammad Al-Masum Molla

Farida Yasmin has been confined to a bed since November 16, 2007 -- the day she slipped into a coma following a surgery. The doctors said she has no, or little, chance of ever waking from her deep sleep.

The government has allowed people aged 40 and above to register for inoculation against Covid-19 as only a fraction of the people eligible for the shots are responding to the campaign.

The Covid vaccination kick-started across the country yesterday amid much fanfare with ministers, freedom fighters, bureaucrats and eminent citizens joining the inoculation campaign.

The coronavirus vaccine is being rolled out across the country today amid lukewarm interest from the people in getting the shots.

The mass inoculation against Covid-19 begins tomorrow, but the government’s campaign to raise awareness on the vaccination has hardly reached rural areas.

Amid the lukewarm response from people to register for Covid-19 vaccination, the government has instructed local government representatives to ensure registration of people in rural areas.

The government has decided to inoculate 35 lakh people, instead of 60 lakh, against Covid-19 in the first month of vaccination apparently due to a lukewarm response to online registration.

Khaleda Begum had little to do other than helping her mother with household chores. The 17-year-old would spend most of her time indoors, back at the Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar.

Shafika and Jhunjhuni are inseparable. Fondly named after Shafika’s favourite toy from when she was a toddler, the Black Bengal follows Shafika everywhere.

The government has started sending Covid-19 vaccine doses across the country from Dhaka ahead of the mass inoculation campaign set to begin from February 7.

It was a fulfilling experience for those who got the first jabs of the Covid-19 vaccine in the country yesterday.

Runu Beronica Costa wanted to become a part of the country’s history.

Almost 3,000 Rohingyas will be relocated to Bhasan Char by the end of this month, a top official said.

With all uncertainties over obtaining Covid vaccines removed, the main challenges for the government ahead are to run the mass inoculation campaign smoothly and involve people in the process, say experts.

It took the 1,000 richest people in the world less than a year to recoup their losses, but it may take at least a decade for billions of poor people to recover from the coronavirus-induced economic impacts, reveals an Oxfam report.

The government will launch the Covid-19 vaccination awareness campaign from today to prepare the general population ahead of the mass inoculation against the highly transmissible virus.

The government is likely to start piloting the Covid-19 vaccination from next week with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines obtained from the Indian government, doses of which are expected to arrive in Dhaka tomorrow.

Officials are likely to inoculate Dhaka city residents against Covid-19 at around 330 points in at least 50 hospitals.

The government plans to roll out Covid-19 vaccines next month without any dry run and antibody test, which, experts say, are two critical aspects of a vaccination programme.

As confusion continues over the price of Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, the government and the Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd have reiterated that Bangladesh will get the vaccine at the same price India is paying.