Launching ceremony of the book “Corona Tale” held virtually
During the ceremony, the speakers highly appreciated the book because of its timeliness and coverage of the complex features of the pandemic
The launching ceremony of the book "Corona Tale: A Bangladeshi family's pen-war against the pandemic" was held virtually on Sunday.
Written by Dr Mushtaque Chowdhury, Convener of Bangladesh Health Watch and Adviser and founding Dean of BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, and his family members, the book captures deeper aspects of life and the national ecosystems during the Covid-19 pandemic, said a press release issued by Bangladesh Health Watch on Monday.
Economist and Chairman of Palli Karmo-Sahayak Foundation Dr Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad; Rasheda K Choudhury, Adviser to the former Caretaker Government; Dr Syed Manzoorul Islam, Litterateur and Professor of English, Dhaka University; Dr Abhijit Chowdhury, Professor, Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata (India); Dr Rashid-e-Mahboob, Former President of Bangladesh Medical Association; Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud, Economist and Adviser to the former Caretaker Government; Dr Sabina Faiz Rashid, Dean of Brac James P Grant School of Public Health along with students from Brac university were present during the program.
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During the ceremony, the speakers highly appreciated the book because of its timeliness and coverage of the complex features of the pandemic.
They particularly highlighted the uniqueness of the book as its various chapters are written by all eight members of a single family.
From penning down the first-hand experience of observing the drastic changes in life with Covid in a visit to Rome during the early days of the pandemic, changes in caring of children while staying at home, national budget making, lessons from Ebola to changes in politics, society and economy, role of the community health workers and civil society, to the future of the post-Covid world including institutionalizing universal healthcare system – the book has shed light into deeper aspects of life and the national ecosystems, the release said.
They opined that the book will remain as a valuable document for the future generations.
The speakers also said the art of storytelling and the illustrations and drawings used in the book make the book lively and worth reading, the release added.
The book, published by Anyaprokash, is available in Bangla, English, art-work and visual mediums and is now on sale at www.rokomari.com.
