Shawdesh Desk:

Three judges of High Court received coronavirus vaccine at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in the capital on Sunday morning.

The judges are Justice M Enayetur Rahim, Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman and Justice Kazi Zinat Hoque.

The received the vaccine at 9:05am, SC sources said.

Earlier in the morning, the Covid-19 vaccination programme began across the country with a target to inoculate 3.5 million people in the first phase.

Health Minister Zahid Maleque inaugurated the vaccination campaign through video conferencing from the health directorate in the morning.

Some 2,400 teams are working in 1,005 hospitals under the vaccination programme, DGHS said.

A total of 204 teams are facilitating the vaccination in 50 hospitals in the capital and 2,196 teams are carrying out the job in 955 hospitals outside Dhaka.

Some 7,344 vaccination teams are operating the vaccination programme across the country.

According to the DGHS, around 3.5 lakh people registered for vaccine till Saturday evening.

People who registered for vaccine received text messages Saturday night confirming the date and centre for their vaccination.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the vaccination programme virtually when 26 front liners received Covishield vaccine in Kurmitola General Hospital on January 27.