Pranab Kumar Panday: In 2020, the Covid-19 paralyzed all sectors worldwide as one of the major catastrophes of the century. The virus spread around the globe within a relatively brief span after it appeared in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. It also brought changes in the people's behaviour, along with its negative impact on the economy and oth...
Barrister Shah Ali Farhad: The first case of COVID-19 in Bangladesh was detected on Mar 8, 2020. By that time, preparations were well underway for the grand inaugural ceremony of Mujib Barsha. An emergency meeting was called at the Ganabhaban on that very day, where Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in the presence of her younger sister Sheikh Reha...
Pranab Kumar Panday: We have reached at the end of the century's most egregious year, as Covid-19 has caused immense miseries in 2020 triggering massive fatalities, economic downfall, disruption in communications worldwide, restriction on the freedom of movement, closures of offices and educational institutions and compelling citizens to practi...
Dr. Rashid Askari: At long last--putting an end to all spiteful rumours, discouragements and despair; blithely ignoring all nasty naysayers; and defying all overwhelming odds and obstacles, the long-awaited Padma Bridge has come into view. As the last span has been installed connecting both sides of the mighty Padma, the long body (6.15-kilomet...
Pranab Kumar Panday: The COVID-19 cataclysm has brought into focus the potentials of digital communication in everyday life. Digital technology was crucial to confront the consequences of staying at home as most of the countries in the world endured lockdown. The responsible authorities have succeeded in ensuring sustainable access to disaster ...