COVID-19 strategic preparedness and response plan from WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) in response to COVID-19 pandemic has prepared a strategic preparedness and response plan to aid with strategic action....
Month : April 2020
Is there still time to stave off outbreaks in Africa?
It’s been just over two months since the first case of coronavirus was confirmed in Africa. South Africa currently has the most severe outbreak in...
COVID-19 lockdown: These countries have deemed unexpected items as ‘essential’. Find out here
With countries around the world imposing lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic, only essential services are permitted to remain operational during the period for a fixed number of...
Air quality: Dhaka ranks 2nd worst, Gulshan, Baridhara very unhealthy
Sk Mashrur Ishrak Residential areas like Gulshan and Baridhara showed AQI scores of 233 and 228 respectively Dhaka has ranked 2nd worst on the world...
Coronavirus fallout: Remittance declines 11.79% in March
Economists and bankers fear further decline in coming months due to the Covid-19 Remittance inflow declined by 11.79% year-on-year to $1.28 billion in March, as...
Coronavirus: PM Hasina to brief press on incentive packages on Sunday
The prime minister had a meeting with the top brass of Bangladesh’s financial sector on Thursday Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to hold a...
Let’s not abuse citizen rights during lockdown
Such punishments actually fall under criminal offenses themselves The government’s decision to first declare and then extend the general holiday to April 11 was a...
Covid-19: How will all of this affect business?
How can businesses stay afloat amidst the Covid-19 crisis? The coronavirus outbreak is first and foremost a human tragedy, affecting hundreds of thousands of people....
Fighting at the front lines
Authorities continue to remain in the dark regarding the quantity of the PPEs As the threat of the spread of the coronavirus looms before us,...
This is not the time to restrict communication
With free and open communications, health workers can get information that may prove crucial to containment There is no denying that the Rohingya refugees in...