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Fallacy of epidemiological modelling
MODELLING in Bangladesh, recently talked about publicly, took into account factors such as shutdown, physical distancing, awareness, susceptibility, infectiousness, recovery, etc. Optimistic and worst-case scenarios gave figures of 40,000–100,000 incidenceReadMore
Jumatul Wida, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, will be observed across the country on Friday with due religious solemnity and reverence. Thousands of Muslim devotees will attend the Juma prayers at different mosques, seeking divine blessings for peace and progress of Bangladesh and unity of the Muslim Ummah. The day’s biggest congregation will be held at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the capital. Khateebs and ulemas will deliver sermons, highlighting the significance of Jumatul Wida. Muslim devotees will offer prayer at Baitul Mukarram today maintaining physical distance as per the government directives to stay safe from coronavirus infection. Bangladesh reported its first coronavirus cases on March 8 and the first death on March 18. As the number of cases increased, the government restricted offering prayers at mosques. After about a month, the government lifted the restrictions on condition that safe distance and proper hygiene have to be maintained while offering prayers at mosques.
As estimated, amid slump with a loss of about $6 billion in export earnings primarily through RMG, the next big shock for the economy of Bangladesh will be its remittanceReadMore
Dear Mayors, utilise COVID-19 shutdown to beat dengue
The two mayors of Dhaka North and South have taken charge in the past few days with major challenges, but the most serious and important one is beating dengue thisReadMore
Leadership that Gives the Nation Hope
It’s not magical, nor something very astounding. Such is she. It is as though a very common feature of her leadership. In the face of the darkness unleashing disaster, herReadMore
COVID-19: No Virus As Deadly As Complacency
On 23 April the news agency IANS released the findings of a survey it had commissioned. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s support had risen from an abundant 76.8% on 25 MarchReadMore
Plain Living and High Thinking
The title of this article is taken from a poem written more than two centuries ago. “Rapine, avarice, expense, this is idolatry; and these we adore. Plain living and highReadMore
Any Climate Action Requires Transformative Mindset
On 22 April 2020 the World will celebrate the 50th anniversary of but this year Earth Day goes digital, because of an outbreak of pandemic disease. The theme for EarthReadMore
COVID-19: Some Mistakes, Impact and Way Forward…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Coronavirus outbreak a pandemic on 11th March 2020. Coronavirus is a type of a virus that can attack the respiratory tract meaning theReadMore
