Desk Report
Publish: 17 Nov 2021, 11:44 pm
PM Sheikh Hasina || Photo: Collected
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today revealed that the
government has made arrangements to procure 25 crore doses of Covid-19 jabs.
“Nobody in the
country will be excluded from Covid-19 inoculation,” she said at a press
conference organized at her official residence Ganabhaban about her
recently-concluded visit to the United Kingdom and France.
She said the
government has started administering Covid-19 jab to slum people and
students.
Sheikh Hasina said
nearly 9 crore doses of jabs have already been administered, of which 4.5 crore
is double doses while the remaining is single dose.
“All Covid-19
vaccines are being given free of cost by the government,” she said, adding, “A
jab costs a good amount of money.”
Besides, a single Covid-19 test requires Taka 12,000-15,000,
she said.
The Premier urged the
people to keep it in their mind.
On the other hand,
during her recent visit to France, she said the country under the COVAX
facility has announced to provide another 20 lakh COVID-19 jabs to Bangladesh.
During the visit to
Paris, a letter of intent (LoI) on defense cooperation was signed between
Bangladesh and France.
“Through this, we
have agreed to arrange training and exchange potential defense technology to
enhance the capabilities of our armed forces,” she said.
Regarding the LoI, the Premier said she didn’t discuss about
equipment sell and buy, rather the issue of technology transfer was also
prioritized.
Mentioning that now no single country makes any finished
product, she said different parts are being made in different countries and
later assemble those as a finished product. “So, it’s all right that I will buy
but at the same time we want to ensure the transfer of technology to the
country,” she added.
In addition to this,
three separate agreements were signed to get 200 million euros in COVID-19
management, 130 million euros for sustainable water supply management projects
and technical assistance and training in the aviation sector.
Referring to the
‘UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize in
Creative Economy’, Sheikh Hasina urged the young people of the country to
prepare themselves and become entrepreneurs so that they can win this award in
future.
UNESCO, an organization of 193 UN member states and 11
associate members, introduced this prize and the MoTIV Creations Limited, a
private organization of Uganda, won the maiden award.
The Prime Minister also highlighted her government’s as well as Awami League’s research wing CRI’s initiatives to motivate the young generation to become entrepreneurs.
Road Transport and Bridges Minster and Awami League General
Secretary Obaidul Quader, Foreign Minister Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen, Education
Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Dipu Moni and Environment,
Forest and Climate Change Minister Md. Shahab Uddin, among others, were present
on the dais at Ganabhaban.
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