May 13, 2020

Coping with Covid-19 Shutdown: 200 families reaping benefits of gardening

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 13 May 2020 Family squabbles were becoming all too common in many houses where family members had been spending most […]
May 13, 2020

We are heading towards a bumpy road, but are we prepared?

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 13 May 2020 Bangladesh has decided to gradually resume economic activities, a decision that was taken at a time when […]
May 13, 2020

Cash Aid to Poor: Govt initiative runs into snag over database

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 13 May 2020 In a mock test by the government for providing cash assistance to 50 lakh poor families, many […]
May 13, 2020

Wiping tears of middle class

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 13 May 2020 The Covid-19 pandemic has already pushed many middle-income families into poverty. Like many others, the ongoing crisis […]
May 13, 2020

School feeding finally resumes at homes

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 13 May 2020 Government officials and teachers are distributing fortified biscuits to the houses of over 30 lakh primary school […]
May 13, 2020

Flights may resume with empty seats

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 13 May 2020 The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab) has issued guidelines for air operators, airports and passengers as […]
May 13, 2020

Shutdown likely to stay till May 30

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 13 May 2020 The government is likely to extend the ongoing shutdown of most of the public and private offices […]
May 13, 2020

Treat patients or be shut down

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 13 May 2020 All private hospitals and clinics should have separate arrangements for treating suspected Covid-19 patients, and they cannot […]
May 13, 2020

Stalked by hunger in foreign lands

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 13 May 2020 Over one lakh Bangladeshis in different Middle Eastern countries are suffering acute hunger while many other Bangladeshis […]