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 […]
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 […]