Bangladesh, Nov. 30 -- BNP has demanded that the Army and relevant organisations be given the responsibility to procure the Covid-19 vaccine and preserve and distribute it.

Members of the BNP standing committee, the highest policymaking body of the party, at a meeting on Sunday made the demand, said a press release on Monday.

"There's an apprehension that the activities of the life-saving vaccine procurement can be hampered due to the incompetence of the Health Ministry. The BNP standing committee thinks people won't be benefited if a pragmatic plan on the collection, preservation and distribution of the vaccine is not adopted. Instead, there's a huge scope for corruption in this process," the media release said.

The meeting said it is...