May 6, 2020

Sale of unauthorised Covid-19 home test kits rampant online

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 6 May 2020 In spite of disapproval by the drug administration, unauthorised rapid Covid-19 test kits are being sold online […]
May 6, 2020

The long wait for test reports

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 6 May 2020 After a teacher of Chittagong University caught a fever with a mild cough, she was rightly concerned, […]
May 6, 2020

Reopening plan may be disastrous if not handled right

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 6 May 2020 As economic pain from the coronavirus lockdown increasingly bites the country, the government has decided to reopen […]
May 6, 2020

Pandemic and the unscrupulous

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 6 May 2020 One notices a malicious tendency in some unprincipled and dishonest people to exploit and misuse relief measures […]
May 6, 2020

How should a budget during a pandemic look like?

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 6 May 2020 The searing devastation of coronavirus all over the globe has called for extraordinary measures from governments worldwide. […]
May 6, 2020

Stranded in India Amid Shutdown: No plan yet to bring home 313 devotees

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 6 May 2020 As many as 313 Bangladeshi followers of Tablighi Jamaat, according to the religious organisation, are stuck in […]
May 6, 2020

Air pollution raises risks, vulnerability

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 6 May 2020 Bangladesh extremely vulnerable to COVID-19 as thousands of Bangladeshis are already suffering from chronic diseases because of […]
May 6, 2020

Govt recruits 2,000 docs to fight virus

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 6 May 2020 The government has appointed 2,000 doctors as assistant surgeons in the BCS (Health) Cadre to fight the […]
May 6, 2020

Schools, colleges to stay closed till May 30

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 6 May 2020 All educational institutions will remain closed until May 30 on the occasions of Ramadan, Jumatul Wida, Shab-e-Qadr, […]