The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has extended the vaccination registration deadline for Bangladeshi students studying abroad or planning to go to foreign universities soon to August 26. As per the decision, the online registration will continue from August 17 to August 26, till 5pm, and no application will be accepted after that, the MoFA said Monday. READ: Bangladesh’s vaccination drive set to gather pace as another ‘1 crore doses’ coming by Aug The students have been requested to send their details to the email address: [email protected] as part of the application process. They have also been requested to fill up the new link: https://forms.gle/KPa33LddmSKFPezd7. READ: Vaccination: UNHCR lauds Bangladesh for inclusion of Rohingyas

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has requested the print and electronic media in Bangladesh not to publish any news that may impact the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Italy without due diligence.   MoFA said the fact is that the Italian Prime Minister never mentioned the word “virus bombs” indicating any community during his interview with the Spanish TV Channel.   The news was published in some newspapers in Bangladesh "wrongly quoting" the President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) of the Italian Republic.   The newspapers have misquoted Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy, as saying that Bangladeshis are “virus bombs”.   The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasised that the Prime Minister of Italy never said any such thing about Bangladeshis.   While running any news that may have negative impact on bilateral relations, including on the Bangladeshi expatriate community, the media is urged to check the authenticity of the news.   The Foreign Ministry also requested the print and electronic media to create awareness among Bangladeshi diaspora all over the world, including the passengers departing from Bangladesh, for their sympathetic understanding of the local situations, and for adherence to the rules and regulations of the local government.     While covering the news on COVID-19, some Italian newspapers carried that of COVID-19 among the Bangladesh expatriate community members in Italy.   Also read: Govt facilitated repatriation of 4,422 foreigners from Bangladesh: MoFA