The government has deposited over Tk 6 billion to make an advance payment to Serum Institute of India for the purchase of 30 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine against the coronavirus.

The health directorate has already received the funds from the finance ministry, according to its Director-General Dr ABM Khurshid Alam.

The amount will be credited in advance to Janata Bank and Standard Chartered Bank with Serum Institute providing the bank guarantee.

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