BSS, Dhaka
The Islamic Foundation Bangladesh (IF) on Monday confirmed that any individual can receive the corona vaccine during the fasting as the ongoing vaccination lunched by the government will not cause any affect to the fasting of a particular person.
The foundation came with the opinion in a view exchange meeting comprising with noted Islamic scholars and the high officials of the foundation, held at the conference room.
“As the COVID-19 vaccine is usually being received into the muscle and directly has no access to alimentary canal (esophagus) and stomach, so vaccination is not barrier in fasting during day time in holy Ramadan…it will not break the fasting,” according to foundation release based on the opinion of the Islamic scholars.
Religious Affairs Secretary M Nurul Islam attended the meeting as the chief guest while Director General of the Islamic Foundation Dr M Mushfiqur Rahman presided over the meeting.