“History teaches us that the next pandemic is a matter of when, not if,” warned WHO DG Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus earlier this year.

Unicef delivered over 190 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Bangladesh through Covax in one year.

Patent-free global medicine production is the way to go in order to fight the next pandemic.

India has called out western countries and cautioned that food grains should not go the way of Covid-19 vaccines, as it voiced concern over hoarding, discrimination and the “unjustified increase” in food prices which threaten food security of vulnerable countries amidst the war in Ukraine.

As of April 30, a total of 25,77,93,863 doses of Covid-19 vaccine, including booster doses, have been administered since the countrywide vaccination campaign was launched on February 7 last year.

The country more than doubled its previous record of single-day vaccinations as the government inoculated more than 66 lakh people against Covid-19 yesterday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says several countries have expressed interest to provide Covid-19 vaccines to Bangladesh, and the country will receive those to ensure vaccination up to rural level.

As the countrywide inoculation will start from February 7, the Covid-19 vaccines have already reached 36 districts while the rest will be delivered by tomorrow.

A consignment of Covid-19 vaccines, "gift" from India, reached Bangladesh this morning.