Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia took the first dose of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine on Monday.
The former prime minister of the country took the vaccine jab at Sheikh Russel Gastro Liver Institute and Hospital in Dhaka’s Mohakhali area at about 4:00pm.
BNP vice-chairman AZM Zahid Hossain, also a physician and a member of the medical board formed for Khaleda's treatment, confirmed the matter.
She had received an SMS to take the first dose of Covid vaccine as she got registered online through a government-approved app, ‘Surokkha’, 10 days back.
On April 11, the 76-year-old BNP chief tested positive for Covid-19 and had been admitted to Evercare Hospital on April 27.
A 10-member medical board, headed by professor Shahabuddin Talukder, was formed for the treatment of Khaleda at the Evercare Hospital a day after her admission there.
She tested negative for Covid-19 on May 8, 27 days after she had been infected with the deadly virus.
On June 19, Khaleda Zia got back home from the hospital after 53 days of treatment for Covid infections and other physical complications.
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the government temporarily freed Khaleda Zia from jail through an executive order suspending her sentences on March 25 last year.
