SANEM suggests quick steps for food security for the vulnerable

As food security for the poor and vulnerable people across the country has come under threat amid the coronavirus crisis, South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) on Wednesday suggested four specific "quick" steps to overcome this.Dr Selim Raihan, executive director of SANEM, in a press release came up with these steps that are given below verbatim:Depending on the government’s list of the poor people under the existing social security programs, the quick distribution of essential food items at the local level during the crisis is extremely important.Create new lists very quickly so that excluded poor people and vulnerable population can be included in the distribution programs of essential food items.At the local level, the administration, people representatives, volunteers and NGOs (such as BRAC, Grameen Bank) can work together to create and update lists, distribute food, and prevent irregularities throughout the process.Capable people in the private sector an...

BSCIC to help beekeepers, honey collectors amid coronavirus crisis

Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industry Corporation (BSCIC) will provide full support to beekeepers and mowals for collecting honey during the coronavirus crisis.“Due to the limited movement of traffic across the country, mowals (honey collectors) and beekeepers are facing problem in collecting honey. As the honey collection season has begun in the Sundarbans, BSCIC will provide all sorts of supports to the mowal for collecting honey,” said an Industries Ministry press release.Project ...

Record output likely, fair price makes potato farmers happy

Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) and farmers are expecting an all-time record production of potato in Rangpur agriculture region during the current Rabi season, reports BSS.Meanwhile, many pota...

None enjoys fascinating scene

S Ahmed Fahim, NSTU CorrespondentNumerous sunflowers have grown on Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU) campus.  The flowers have increased the beauty of the campus. As the campus is closed for COVID-19 spread, no one can enjoy these fascinating scenes. These  sunflowers have  grown  in the free space  of the central playground and in front of park cafeteria during the  March-April of the year. These sunflowers  increased the fertility of the soil and fill up  the demand of fuels. These sunflowers are cultivated every year under the direction of the Vice-Chancellor of this university and under the supervision of the Department of Agriculture. Every year, when the sunflowers grown, everybody becomes busy to spend happy moments &...

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BCB mulls COVID-19 exit plan

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has attempted to formulate a new comprehensive plan for the national team’s players so that they can smoothly return to cricket with proper fitness after the end of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, report agencies.They named the planning “COVID-19 Exit Strategy” whose initial draft has been done with the help of the national team’s strength and conditioning coach Julian Calefato and BCB head of physical performance Nicolas Trevor Lee coupled with BCB medical.BCB chief physician Dr Debashis Chowdhury confirmed to The Independent over mobile phone about the newly-planned ‘COVID-19 Exit Strategy’ for the national team’s cricketers yesterday.  Chowdhury said the plan is yet to finalize because they are still talking about its time frame. But it’ll be prepared whether it’s for two and a half months or one and a half months which will be finalized by tomorrow (Tuesday).“We’ve initially a guideline to the players to follow what they will do during the lockdown period of the coronavirus pandemic. But it’s not enough for the players to maintain their fitness. As the lockdown period has now increased, uncertainty has also been increased. We don’t know how much people will affect and how much it’ll last,” said Dr Debashis.“Already we’ve decided to change our plan for the extension of the timeframes. We’re trying to devise a comprehensive plan for how the players will return to the games. It’s not possible to abruptly come. They have to c...

Corona unmasks face of health sector

The healthcare situation in the country has become dire as the number of coronavirus patients is on the rise. Some people have already died without receiving any treatment. Healthcare workers are blam...

Plight of the middle class

While many social and non-government organisations are distributing essentials to the needy, people belonging to the middle class claim they are among the worst sufferers as they are not in a position to accept donations publicly. Because of their so...

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