Lawmakers in parliament on Wednesday said Bangladesh is working to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic plight and more than 150 million people have already been inoculated with vaccines.
“Bangladesh is remarkably progressing in tackling the pandemic plight for the last two years since March 2020 under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,” said treasury bench lawmaker Biren Sikder of Magura 2.
The ruling party MP made this remark while participating in the general discussion on a thanksgiving motion on the president’s speech.
Chief Whip Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury moved the thanksgiving motion in the House while treasury bench lawmaker Shamsul Huq Tuku seconded it with Speaker Dr ShirinSharmin Chaudhury in the chair.
Regarding vaccination to tackle the pandemic, Ahsanul Islam Titu of Tangail-6 said according to the latest record, a total of 940,15,291 people have already been inoculated with first dose and 587,43,253 got second dose till Monday.
Besides, 0.7% or more than 1.1 million people have already got the booster dose and it is increasing, said the ruling party lawmaker.
The government has already established 153 Covid-19 dedicated hospitals and a total number of 28 incentive packages have already been declared for the welfare of the people, said another treasury bench lawmaker and former health minister AFM Ruhul Huq of Satkhira 3.
“We hope that Bangladesh will be able to manufacture coronavirus vaccines tentatively from June-July of this year,” he said.
Participating in the discussion, ruling party lawmaker Shah E Alam of Barisal 2 said that now the country is facing the third wave of the corona pandemic, adding that befitting initiatives and 31-point instructions initiated by the government have made the country able to face the ongoing pandemic.
Describing the government's success in facing pandemic, Bangladesh Workers Party president Rashed Khan Menon said: “We are in advanced position compared to India and Nepal in tackling corona pandemic, but our position is not better than Afghanistan in case of vaccination.”
Referring to the government’s success in the economy lauded by President M Abdul Hamid in his maiden speech on January 16, treasury bench lawmakers said the president in his speech mentioned that Bangladesh has achieved remarkable success in various sectors and the country will be a prosperous one by 2041.
About the success and achievement of the present government, they said the country witnessed a remarkable development in all sectors, including education, railways and agriculture, which have already been followed by other nations.
The lawmakers including M Anisur Rahman of Bogra 5, Khadizatul Anwar of women seat 6, Enamul Huq of Rajshahi 4, Shamima Akhter Khanom of women seat 21, Saifuzzaman Shikhor of Magura 1, Ahsanul Islam Titu of Tangail 6, Dr Samil Uddin Ahemd Shimul of Chapainawabganj 1 Jatiya Party lawmakers Barrister Shamim Haider Patwary of Gaibandha 1,Ahsan Adilur Rahman of Nilphamari 4, FakhrulImam of Mymensingh 8 and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal President Hasanul Huq Inu of Khustia 2 also took part in the discussion.
The MPs also thanked the president for giving a timely speech highlighting the success stories of the government and guiding the nation towards peace, progress and prosperity.
Earlier, they paid a rich tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for his contribution to establishing an independent Bangladesh.
