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8 EPZs come under vaccination programme

BSS . Dhaka
02 Nov 2021 17:11:33 | Update: 02 Nov 2021 17:55:32
8 EPZs come under vaccination programme
3D illustration of an EPZ. — Collected Image

The eight EPZs under Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) have come under the Corona vaccination program.

Uttara EPZ started the vaccination program among the workers on Monday as 8th EPZ.

Naheed Munshi, General Manager of Uttara EPZ and Civil Surgeon of Nilphamari district officially inaugurated the program.

On the first day, 5,000 workers of 3 factories were vaccinated. The rest workers of 21 factories of UEPZ will also be inoculated which will continue till 3 November.

Mentionable, Cumilla EPZ started the vaccination program on 18 August 2021 as the first EPZ. Later, the other EPZs started the program which is still ongoing. BEPZA is working to ensure 100 per cent vaccination in order to maintain production oriented working atmosphere of EPZ by ensuring good health of the workers.

BEPZA contacted Prime Minister's Office to bring 5 lakh workers of EPZs under the inoculation program.

Later, BEPZA keeps continuing its efforts to bring all workers of EPZs under the program with the help of the concerned district administration and Civil Surgeon office.

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