Govt to procure 3cr doses of COVID-19 vaccines with Tk 1,271.55cr
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DHAKA, Jan 21, 2021 (BSS) – The government will procure some three crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Serum Institute of India on emergency state purpose through Direct Procurement Method (DPM) with a cost of Taka 1,271.55 crore to effectively deal with this pandemic.
The approval came from a virtual meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) with Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in the chair.
Briefing reporters virtually after the meeting, Kamal said the day’s meeting approved a total of eight proposals involving an overall cost of around Taka 2,059.42 crore. “Of the total cost, he said around Taka 1,870.82 crore will come from the government of Bangladesh portion while around Taka 188.60 crore from the local banking sources as loan,”