May 13, 2020

Virus death toll crosses 250

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 13 May 2020 The country’s death toll due to coronavirus reached 250 with 11 deaths recorded yesterday. In the last […]
May 13, 2020

Heartbreaks; hope for herd immunity

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 13 May 2020 “Herd immunity” is the ultimate answer to any pandemic, and Bangladesh, by no choice of its own, […]
May 12, 2020

Why men are more vulnerable to virus?

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 12 May 2020 Men’s blood has higher levels than women’s of a key enzyme used by the new coronavirus to […]
May 12, 2020

Covid-19 Testing in Ctg: Contrasting results a cause for concern

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 12 May 2020 A quizzical rate of positive results of Covid-19 test results at Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University […]
May 12, 2020

How to flatten the recession curve and finance Bangladesh’s economic recovery

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 12 May 2020 Economic recovery following the coronavirus lockdown will require massive government intervention and tons of money. The Bangladesh […]
May 12, 2020

A better way of testing for COVID-19?

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 12 May 2020 Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, detection of individuals infected with COVID-19 has been a high priority for […]
May 12, 2020

VAT receipts tank on economic lull

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 12 May 2020 Collection of value-added tax, the biggest source of revenue for the government, dropped 1 per cent in […]
May 12, 2020

Remote work prompts decline in demand for personal grooming products

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 12 May 2020 The pandemic is changing the way we present ourselves to the world. Weeks into the countrywide general […]
May 12, 2020

Development budget to become a casualty of stimulus packages

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 12 May 2020 The annual development programme (ADP) is set to become a big casualty of the resource reshuffling that […]