April 26, 2020

Taking care of the neglected Alokito Shishu delivering food, groceries to transgender, Bede, Harijan communities

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 26 Apr 2020 “This virus has affected everyone — it did not even show any compassion for those already considered […]
April 26, 2020

Using Migration Patterns to Predict COVID-19 Risk Exposure in Developing Countries

Policy Brief 26 April, 2020 Reshad Ahsan (Univ. of Melbourne), Kazi Iqbal (BIDS), Mahreen Khan (MIT Sloan), Ahmed Mushfi q Mobarak (Yale Univ), and Abu Shonchoy […]
April 25, 2020

CGIAR to support govt fight Covid-19

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 25 Apr 2020 CGIAR, a global partnership of international organisations involved in food security and research, during and after the […]
April 25, 2020

An emergency service in times of dire need Rights group providing round-the-clock ambulance rides to patients free of cost

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 25 Apr 2020 With a countrywide shutdown in place to contain the spread of novel coronavirus, there are only a […]
April 25, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak: GP, Brac to provide cash aid to one lakh families

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 25 Apr 2020 Grameenphone yesterday said they have donated Tk 15 crore to Brac’s emergency food assistance fund, which will […]
April 25, 2020

Nothing but loss Hard times for vegetables farmers in Bogura, Thakurgaon and Jashore as sales drop

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 25 Apr 2020 Vegetable farmers in Bogura, Thakurgaon, and Jashore are passing difficult days as sales have drastically fallen during […]
April 25, 2020

Big jump in new Covid-19 cases 4 more die, 503 infected; experts for stepping up testing outside Dhaka

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 25 Apr 2020 The country yesterday recorded 503 confirmed cases of Covid-19 — the highest in a single day since […]
April 25, 2020

Iftar with no gathering this time Ramadan begins amid virus scare

Published in: Prothom Alo Date: 25 Apr 2020 Iftar is never meant to be had alone. But this year, as Ramadan begins after the new crescent […]
April 25, 2020

Exposed to virus risk Healthcare providers at 14,000 community clinics treat patients without adequate protective gear

Published in: Prothom Alo Date: 25 Apr 2020 Shafiqul Islam Rony is more worried than ever. The health assistant at Mougram community clinic in Pabna feels […]