May 9, 2020

Online Classes Amid Shutdown: A distant reality, still for many

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 9 May 2020 One and a half months into the closure of in-person classes due to the coronavirus outbreak, the […]
May 9, 2020

Exports crash to a 40-year-low

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 9 May 2020 Incredulous, is what one would sigh when chancing upon April’s export receipts, which hit rock-bottom at $520.01 […]
May 9, 2020

Infections see sharp rise in second month

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 9 May 2020 Bangladesh recorded over 100 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 18 days of the second month since […]
May 8, 2020

No clinical audit of the dead

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 8 May 2020 A total of 199 people have died of Covid-19 so far but the details of these deaths […]
May 8, 2020

Tackling Covid-19 Fallout: ADB approves another $500m for Bangladesh

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 8 May 2020 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday approved an additional $500 million loan to strengthen Bangladesh government’s efforts […]
May 8, 2020

Eid shopping only at local markets

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 8 May 2020 People in the capital will only be allowed to visit markets or shopping malls located within two […]
May 8, 2020

Deaths leap after a lull

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 8 May 2020 The 13 deaths reported yesterday were an unexpected spike in the number of Covid-19 fatalities after over […]
May 8, 2020

Medicine supply, prices managed well amid crisis DGDA chief Maj Gen Mahbubur Rahman tells The Daily Star

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 8 May 2020 At a time when many sectors have come to a standstill due to the countrywide lockdown, production […]
May 7, 2020

Covid-19 Shutdown: Street vendors struggle to make ends meet

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 7 May 2020 For traders, Eid is the busiest time. From shop owners to vendors on the street, the two […]