Govt indulged in graft over procuring vaccine: Fakhrul

Slamming the government for not making its Covid-19 vaccine policy clear to citizens, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that the government has indulged in graft over vaccine collection.

"The government has not given up its habit of corruption and theft...It's doing it even over the corona vaccine," he said.

Talking to reporters at his Thakurgaon residence, the BNP leader said the health directorate has been involved in graft since the beginning of the outbreak.

"The owner of Regent Hospital is currently being punished for corruption over corona testing. But the secretary who made the agreement with Regent was not held accountable," he observed.

He said accountability of the government cannot be ensured when no one can ask any question about corruption in parliament.

Fakhrul said when governments all over the world are discussing how and among whom they will distribute the vaccine, the "regime" in Bangladesh has so far not been able to clearly say anything about it.

About their party's participation in the recent election, he said they are joining the polls despite adversities to reach people and talk to them.

"It's not just us, people all over Bangladesh know very well that the national election was supposed to be held on December 30, 2018, but it took place on the night of December 29. Awami League indulged in vote robbery, using the entire state machinery that day," he alleged.