COVID-19 pandemic
Pandemic's new poor unable to recover: study
Besides, these “new poor” are vulnerable to further deterioration of their financial health as they lack strong networks with employers, access to loans and social safety net programmes.
What causes poverty to rise with ‘prosperity’?
A great majority of the world population today is not in control of their fate.
Why more clinicians should join public health
After Covid-19, a bold and visionary idea is starting to emerge: more clinicians joining public health can fortify defence against future health emergencies.
Price Manipulation: 3 laws there, but not much enforcement
There are at least three laws and as many government bodies to protect the consumers from price manipulation, but it goes on unabated due to lax enforcement of the laws and a lack of coordination among the government organisations, say commodity experts.
Why are garment orders getting cancelled?
Are RMG orders going to fall drastically?
Boi Mela to kick off Feb 1 after 3 years
In the last two years, Amar Ekushey Boi Mela has been marred by fears, delays, and uncertainties caused by the pandemic. However, Bangla Academy hopes that this year’s book fair will return to its former glory with life getting back on track.
“There’s no Hawa Bhaban to share your profits with”
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (October 26, 2022) asked businessmen to place Bangladesh and its people before profits.
Seven crises, seven roadblocks to economic stability
Government must adapt to new reality and go for long-term measures
Covid-19 pandemic is nearing end: WHO chief
The world has never been in a better position to end the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, his most optimistic outlook yet on the years-long health crisis which has killed over six million people.
Reproductive healthcare needs special attention during pandemic: speakers
Speakers at a dialogue stressed that the government and non-government organisations must work together to ensure emergency reproductive healthcare and family planning services for women and adolescents.
Working on education system changes during and after Covid-19: Education minister
Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni says her ministry is working on the education system during and after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Covid-19 pandemic: 315,000 Rohingya children out of learning centres, says Unicef
The coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt life for more than 460,000 Rohingya children living in Cox’s Bazar district, Unicef said today.
Bandarban tourist spots, hotels to open for tourists from tomorrow
Tourist spots, hotels, motels and resorts in Bandarban will be opened on a limited scale for tourists from tomorrow, after a five-month closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Covid-19 fallout: Biman to reissue tickets for passengers to UAE
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will reissue tickets to all the passengers who had brought return tickets on the Dhaka-Dubai and Dhaka-Abu Dhabi routes but could not travel due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Only said what I’ve seen: Rayhan Kabir
Mohammad Rayhan Kabir, a young Bangladeshi who spoke in a documentary aired by Al Jazeera and was arrested in Malaysia, said he had said what he witnessed during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, his intention was not to offend anyone in Malaysia.
Tarnishing govt's image: Court grants 10 more working days to end inquiry
A Dhaka court gives police 10 more working days to complete the investigation into the allegation brought against 219 returnees from Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain.
Dhaka-Rajshahi flights to resume tomorrow
The government will resume air-connectivity on the Dhaka-Rajshahi-Dhaka route from tomorrow as the sixth domestic destination, following reopening of air travel to Chattogram, Sylhet, Saidpur, Jashore and Barishal since the suspension of flights due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
No jamaat at Eidgah or open grounds this Eid-ul-Azha due to Covid-19: Govt
There will be no Eid jamaat at Eidgah or open grounds this Eid-ul-Azha due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead, people have been asked to offer Eid prayers at nearby mosques, following health guidelines and special instructions.
MPs denounce health minister in parliament, demand his removal
Health Minister Zahid Maleque today came under fire from opposition BNP and Jatiya Party MPs in parliament due to the ministry’s failure to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic and ensure treatment and testing facilities for people infected with the coronavirus.
