Here we are, in the middle of a global pandemic, desperately trying to figure out how to survive. The US now has the dubious distinction of being the world’s leading nation both in terms of number of deaths and identified cases.

The world is passing through a cataclysmic phase. Fear, anxiety and uncertainty have gripped the nations.

Art has always been both a mirror of and a balm for human experience through disaster. In this short series, an author of Daily Star Books—our book publishing imprint—will periodically explore a facet of this link between literature and our ongoing battle with Covid-19.

In contrast to other countries, Bangladesh had plenty of time to stem the spread of coronavirus since the first Covid-19 case was detected.

At a time when it is essential to maintain social distancing in order to remain safe amidst the Covid-19 outbreak, we see many people displaying a reckless disregard for the need to stay indoors.

For the last five weeks, like many others, I have been working from home, living under massive restrictions imposed to “flatten the curve” of Covid-19—which has become the public health mantra for many countries.

The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown a grave challenge to the policymakers.

When the tragic Rana Plaza incident occurred on April 24, 2013, the entire international readymade garments (RMG) community cried out loud—and rightly so—about the abysmal working conditions in Bangladeshi apparel industry.

We did not know about this invisible enemy even a few months ago. Yet, in this short period of time, it has affected 210 countries and territories around the world, infected over 2.5 million people and killed over 180,000 globally.

It all began when Patient Zero was identified with Covid-19 on December 31, 2019, in Wuhan City, China. Since then, life around the world has changed.

BGMEA brings it to your notice that on April 13, 2020, an objectionable article under the title “Magical thinking in the time of Covid-19’’ was

The mental health challenges of the current Covid-19 pandemic are formidable. The media is awash with articles about the effects of isolation and quarantine and how we should keep ourselves mentally robust during this difficult time. Suicides related to Covid-19 are occurring around the world, including in Bangladesh.

On April 22, 1970, about 20 million Americans, 10 percent of the US population at the time, took to the streets, raising their voices for a better, more liveable planet. They saw how badly the environment was being contaminated and what needed to be done to protect nature. This led to the establishment of Earth Day, celebrated every year on April 22.

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has suddenly and drastically changed the way we lived in the world, only a few months ago.

No one witnessed the birth of Earth. The Earth does not have a birth certificate to authenticate its age.

On April 8, Bernie Sanders was compelled to fold his bid for the Presidency. Consistent with his decency as a human being, his graciousness as a

Our current under-standing and response to the ongoing “corona crisis” are results of extensive, fast-track research. The possible transfer of the

While one-fourth of the world’s population is under home-quarantine to contain the spread of the novel Covid-19 pandemic, another crisis is brewing behind closed doors—domestic violence.

As COVID-19 continues to roll out and thwart the fates and fortunes of people in the doldrums, the government of Bangladesh is poised to take several initiatives to help combat the health and economic crisis that is sweeping across the nation.

The number of COVID-19 patients in Bangladesh continues to increase every day.