Trishal, girls are charged Rs 50 for free HPV vaccination

C T Online Desk: Sarwar Jahan Jewel, Mymensingh : A school in Mymensingh’s Trishal for free human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination program to prevent cervical cancer among girls has been accused of charging fifty rupees per female student for vaccination registration. On Thursday (October 24) Trishal Nazrul Girls’ High School, the school’s computer operator Mosharraf Hossain was seen taking fifty taka from each student to register. Students are standing in line and making this application. Although there is no rule to take any money in the vaccination campaign for girls, the computer operator of the school, Mosharf Hossain, said about taking money from each girl, shopkeepers take fifty taka to register for vaccination. We are also taking because we work hard and have internet bills. In this regard, the head teacher said. Rafiqul Islam has consent. It is known that a total of 880 students have been registered for vaccination in Trishal Nazrul Girls High School. Vaccination will start from October 27. Registration for that starts from 21 October. If you register online from a computer store outside the school, you will be charged 20 rupees. A few parents said it was sad to have to charge more than double the money for free registration from the school. A parent named Abdul Awal said, I heard that vaccination will be given free of charge, now the girl came and said it will cost 50 rupees, so I gave it. If there is no rule for taking money, I want to know why it was taken. The computer operator of the school, Mosharof Hossain, said that the money is being taken with the consent of the headmaster and other teachers of the school. He said about taking fifty rupees from each girl to register for vaccination. The shopkeepers took fifty rupees. We are also taking it because we work hard and have internet bills. Head teacher M. Rafiqul Islam said that I am in the education board for school work. I don’t know about taking money.