‘We are failing in vaccine diplomacy’

Jatiya Party Chairman and deputy leader of the opposition in parliament GM Quader yesterday alleged that due to imprudent decision of the government, possibility of getting Covid-19 vaccines for country's crores of people has become uncertain.

In a statement, he said although the government is giving hope about getting the vaccine, there's no visible success in this regard. "Bangladesh is failing in vaccine diplomacy in international arena," he added.

"The foreign minister said yesterday [Thursday] that many countries have agreed to give us vaccine, but no one could say when they will be able to give us those," he said.

"Under this circumstance, people have lost faith in the government's assurance," he said. "It's not clear whether 15 lakh people who have already taken the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, will be able to get the second shot," he added.