Dhaka University on Monday launched vaccination campaign at its medical

centre, aiming to inoculate its teachers, students and staff.

The campaign was inaugurated around 9:30am with Sinopharm vaccine jabs, said the officials.

On the first day of the campaign, students, teachers and staffs of the university were seen

lining up  at Martyred Intellectual Dr Muhammad Murtaza Medical Centre since morning to get jabbed.

Vaccine seekers can register on spot.

The vaccine seekers could complete the on-the-spot registration showing their National

Identity Cards (NIDs) or DU IDs. However, the students were advised to register for vaccines

online, as on-the-spot registration may take time due to the rush of vaccine seekers.

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To register for vaccine on spot one needs to show their NIDs or Student IDs.

Besides, those who have already registered to receive the Covid-19 vaccine at centres under

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), such as Dhaka Medical College Hospital, BSMMU, and

Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute, took the vaccine at the DU as they

are not vaccinated with any of the doses. But those who have registered with any other vaccine

centres not mentioned here must take the vaccine at that centre, and not at the DU.

To avoid lengthy process of on-spot registration, students were asked to register through Surukkha app.

Moreover, the students who have already received the first dose of a vaccine at the DSCC

vaccination centre were able to receive the second dose of the same vaccine from this

temporary camp after receiving an SMS.

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This vaccination campaign will run till October 17.

The university authorities have decided to reopen its residential halls on October 5 next for the

master’s and honours final-year students who have taken at least one dose of anti-Covid

vaccine.

The university central library, science library and the seminar rooms of all departments will be

reopened for students from September 26 and those will remain open from 10 am to 5pm, said

DU Pro-VC (Education) ASM Maksud Kamal.

A student is seen to fill-up his vaccine card as it will be needed later to enter dormitories

He added that student IDs and the proof of having at least one vaccine dose will be strictly

monitored by the university authorities.

Upon getting vaccinated, the dormitories will be reopened for the honours 1st, 2nd and 3rd year

students in phases, the Pro-VC said.

According to the syndicate decision, residential halls cannot be crowded as before and no so-

called 'Gono rooms' will be allowed there to continue. “Only regular resident students will be accommodated in the dormitories in accordance with the health protocols,” Maksud Kamal said.

The date for resuming in-person classes will be fixed after all the students of the university come under the vaccination programme.

Dhaka University, having over 37,000 students, remained closed since March 13, 2020 due to

the Covid-19 pandemic.