Students aged above 12 to be inoculated in cities: Dipu Moni

Education minister Dipu Moni Sunday said the government is taking preparations to vaccinate the students, who are above 12 years, in the city corporation areas, reports BSS.

She disclosed this while talking to newsmen at Chandpur circuit house.

The education minister said "We are talking with the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) to inoculate the students aged above 12. They could not be vaccinated at all places. There are some technical issues."

Dipu Moni said it may be possible to vaccinate the students in city corporation areas only.

Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif, organising secretary Abu Sayed Al Mahmud Swapan, Chandpur-5 lawmaker major (retd) Rafiqul Islam, Bir Uttam, relief and social welfare secretary Sujit Roy Nandi, information and research affairs secretary Selim Mahmud, Chandpur-4 MP Mohammad Shafiqur Rahman, Chandpur-2 MP Nurul Islam Ruhul, Chandpur Zila AL president Nasir Uddin Ahmed and general secretary Abu Naeem Patwary Dulal were, among others, present at the event.