Pallab Bhattacharya

Pallab Bhattacharya

Pallab Bhattacharya is a special correspondent for The Daily Star.

Covid-19 In India: Road ahead for the world’s largest quarantine

“Extraordinary times require extraordinary solutions”—that is how Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi summed up the worldwide response to the coronavirus pandemic during a video conference on March 30 with the heads of all of India’s embassies and high commissions across the globe.
Panic-struck people clear out faintly promising malaria drug

On Sunday, Salman Islam, a resident of the capital’s Panthapath area, rushed to the nearest pharmacy to buy malaria drug hydroxychloroquine after watching on the news that the US President Donald Trump touted it for treatment of Covid-19.
India eases rules to support taxpayers, businesses

India yesterday came out with a slew of economic measures to provide relief for taxpayers and businesses to aid the fight against the fast-spreading coronavirus pandemic.
Indian artistes in self-quarantine

Superstar Prabhas of Bahubali fame has announced that he is in self-quarantine, upon his return from abroad, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus concerns delay Shyam Benegal’s film on Bangabandhu

The coronavirus, which has been rapidly spreading across India, has taken a toll on the shooting schedule of Shyam Benegal’s forthcoming film on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.