BNP on Friday urged President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to get vaccinated first with the one came from India to encourage people to follow suit.

Slamming the government for not announcing any roadmap on coronavirus vaccine distribution, BNP Secretary Generals Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday voiced doubt whether the common people will get the life-saving vaccine.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Bangladesh on Tuesday signed agreement for $3 million in grant for procuring urgent medical supplies including vaccine for coronavirus.

The first-ever vaccine against the coronavirus got approval from the authorities concerned in Russia on Tuesday. 

Bangladesh has announced a contribution of US$50,000 expressing solidarity for the development of safe and effective vaccines.