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If doctors at risk, all at risk

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- Sohel Manzur - April 22, 2021April 22, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic has already taken a severe turn in Bangladesh, with both the daily infection and death cases hitting new high every day. The total number of deaths has already gone past 10,000 and the rate of infection has risen to more than 21 per cent. Thousands of new

Taming Hefazat is a major issue but so is taming the virus

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- Afsan Chowdhury - April 20, 2021April 20, 2021

The Government has taken a very hard line against the Hefazat and is reining in one leader after another including the “Resort Maulana” who triggered the crisis. The Government is on the offensive and has many tools and weapons it can use against the ambitious Hefazatis. It is a madrassa

Reaching PM’s cash aid to target groups key challenge

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- Sohel Manzur - April 20, 2021April 20, 2021

Many people of Bangladesh have become jobless, thanks to nationwide lockdown imposed to control the spread of the second wave of Covid-19. Against this backdrop, the government has yet again, like last year, declared cash aid for 35 lakh jobless, poor and low-income people hit hardest by the pandemic. Moreover,

Rising poverty amid pandemic

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- Sohel Manzur - April 19, 2021April 19, 2021

The outbreak of coronavirus is a new experience for the people of this country. This global pandemic has hit the national economy very hard. The pace of remittances has slowed down. Export trade is stagnant. A large portion of the private sector has become unemployed after new investments have been

Proper healthcare management key to handle pandemic

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- Sohel Manzur - April 18, 2021April 18, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic is spreading more widely across the world. Concerns are growing over the issue of surging human infections and deaths in Bangladesh as well. Now, it is urgent to make a concerted and vigorous effort to deal with this crisis. Reports about health management during the time of

Protecting Haor crop crucial

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- Sohel Manzur - April 17, 2021April 17, 2021

In a few days, Boro paddy in the country’s Haor areas will start ripening. Farmers of these areas are now taking preparations at every house to harvest the crop. However, the fear of natural disasters is also looming. The pre-monsoon hot season is already active in Bangladesh. There has been

Movement Pass: The more laws, the more flaws

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- Sohel Manzur - April 16, 2021April 16, 2021

The Bangladesh Police have recently launched an app to take applications seeking a pass for movement during the lockdown. It will allow citizens to move out of their homes for up to three hours during the strict lockdown declared nationwide from 14 April to 21 April. The app has also

Why go for building new Covid hospitals?

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- Sohel Manzur - April 14, 2021April 14, 2021

Perhaps, the setting up of the Bashundhara Covid-19 temporary hospital on a sudden decision and shuttering the same within only a few months is one of the glaring examples of poor planning of Covid-19 management by the health department of Bangladesh. During early months of the virus outbreak in the

Can the lockdown deliver much?

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- Afsan Chowdhury - April 14, 2021April 14, 2021

The problem with the lockdown is that it’s a formal method that requires a level of discipline and order that is rarely seen in Bangladesh in general let alone the health sector. It involves herd behavior management of various groups and classes. As the lockdown nears, people are more in

The new variant and the old mentality

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- Afsan Chowdhury - April 12, 2021April 12, 2021

Corona or Covid-19 has returned with venom never expected by anyone. Its infection capacity is far higher than the first surge seen last year and its felling people with a rapidity that is swift and not discriminating. Neither the rich and the famous nor the ordinary poor are being spared.