Why is Bangladesh trailing behind in pandemic research?

Various research initiatives such as Bangavax and Oxyjet are experiencing setbacks in all aspects due to the Bangladesh Medical Research Council's poor management.

During the coronavirus pandemic, the entire globe is focusing on medical science and innovation, however the Bangladesh Medical Research Council has done nothing remarkable on Covid-19 so far.

Why can't Bangladesh's top medical research facility keep up with the rest of the world when it comes to the Covid-19 pandemic and the needed research?

What will help develop the country's medical research?

In Straight from Star newsroom, The Daily Star's Moudud Ahmed Sujan speaks with Debjani Shyama on the efforts of the Bangladesh Medical Research Council during the pandemic