Countrywide oxygen demand has increased 4 to 5 times, and still the health ministry is claiming that Bangladesh is not at risk of oxygen shortage. On the other hand, the director general of the health directorate made promises of importing oxygen from India.

But how wise is it to rely so much on import of a crucial necessity like oxygen in such severe a crisis?

In Straight from Star Newsroom, Debjani Shyama discusses this impending crisis with The Daily Star reporter Mohammad Al-Masum Molla.