The Bangladesh Medical Research Council or BMRC approved the phase 3 trial of Sinovac's vaccine candidate, known as CoronaVac.

But due to the novelty of the process, health authorities are awaiting approval from the government's top brass before flagging off the trials.

The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh or icddr,b is set to conduct the trial of the Chinese vaccine. The vaccine will likely be administered to health workers in the country over the next 18 months. 

Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Mugda General Hospital, Mahanagar General Hospital, Kurmitola General Hospital, Kuwait-Bangladesh Friendship Hospital and Holy Family Hospital had been slated to conduct trials of the vaccine.

Source:https://www.thedailystar.net/coronavirus-deadly-new-threat/news/chinas-sinovac-biotech-ltd-seeks-bangladesh-govt-permission-3rd-phase-covid-19-vaccine-trial-1939777