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Make lockdown count

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- Sohel Manzur - April 27, 2021April 27, 2021

Shutting only govt offices, public transports won’t help The government has decided, once again, to extend the ongoing ‘strict’ lockdown for seven more days in an aim to control the coronavirus infection in the country. According to the new decision, the restrictions will remain in force till May 5. However, during

Remove Old Dhaka’s chemical warehouses

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- Sohel Manzur - April 26, 2021April 26, 2021

Once again, a terrible fire broke out in a chemical warehouse in Old Dhaka. A fire at a chemical warehouse on the ground floor of a six-storey building in Armanitola has killed at least four people and injured 20 others. Although the building is residential, a chemical warehouse was reportedly

As the viral tsunami waits to arrive

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- Afsan Chowdhury - April 26, 2021April 26, 2021

Bangladesh may have given priority to economics over health in its intent to relax the sort of a serious lockdown. It was never very strict in the first place and except for the first day, it was not taken too seriously either by the imposers or the imposed upon. Police

Focus on environment friendliness while developing cities

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- Sohel Manzur - April 23, 2021April 24, 2021

In these days, the temperature in the country’s big cities keeps rising. Data say, in the last two decades, the temperatures of our five main cities – Dhaka, Rajshahi, Khulna, Sylhet, and Chattogram – rose by over 1.55 degree Celsius. Due to rising temperature, new diseases are increasing in urban

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