Covid-19 awareness

Shahariar Sadat.
Thoughts

Covid-19 awareness must speak the language of the masses

The main reason for the failures of these campaigns is they do not speak the language of the masses. The messages do not encapsulate the imagination of the people.

4,000 mariners of Bangladesh stranded on ships globally
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

4,000 mariners of Bangladesh stranded on ships globally

The health risks of a stay-at-home life
Panorama

The health risks of a stay-at-home life

Back to work: Steps to stay safe
Pursuit

Back to work: Steps to stay safe

Significant numbers of unreported Covid-19 deaths can falsely suggest to the international development partners that Bangladesh has been little affected by the coronavirus. Photo: Reuters
Thoughts

Inaccurate Covid-19 death reporting can lower international health assistance

A man wearing a protective mask walks under surveillance cameras in Shanghai, China, on February 28, 2020/ Reuters
Thoughts

A ‘responsible AI’ can help Bangladesh fight Covid-19 effectively

Prudent spending needed for an efficient public health system: Analysts
Interviews

Prudent spending needed for an efficient public health system: Analysts

File photo: Apparel workers are returning to their workplaces in Chattogram. The huge numbers of workers walking together at the same time makes it crowded during the opening and closing time of the factories, increasing the risk of coronavirus contamination. The photo was taken from Chattogram EPZ area. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS
Thoughts

Why people don’t follow Covid-19 instructions

Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO), attends a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland May 3, 2019/ Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

WHO warns of 'second peak' in areas where Covid-19 declining

We cannot hold back people from buying things from the markets unless they find a simpler way. We have to create alternatives to physical shops to stop people from gathering in huge numbers even if it changes our pre-existing culture. Photo: Mumit M
Thoughts

Why is social distancing not working for us?

The lack of sufficient testing kits, ICUs and personal protective equipment (PPE) has posed challenges for healthcare professionals since the very beginning of the outbreak in Bangladesh. Photo: UNB
Panorama

Making the most of our resources

Nuhash Humayun and Pritom makes Covid-19 awareness webseries ‘Bichhuz’
Glitz

Nuhash Humayun and Pritom makes Covid-19 awareness webseries ‘Bichhuz’

Fatima Sana Shaikh. Photo: Collected
Glitz

It’s a very tough time; a lot of people are suffering: Fatima Sana Shaikh