pandemic

Djokovic set for US Open after vaccine mandate lifted

Novak Djokovic will be free to play in this year's US Open after the United States government confirmed it is lifting its Covid-19 vaccine mandate on international travelers.

The poor deserve a fighting chance

Mess residents’ struggle highlights vulnerability to high food prices

South Asia’s human capital is the resilience it needs

The Covid-19 pandemic pushed an additional 35 million people across South Asia into extreme poverty

1.7m students drop out in pandemic

Education in Bangladesh took a major hit from the Covid pandemic, which caused 17.62 lakh students to drop out of educational institutions, according to government data.

2022, the year of COVID recovery, didn’t go as expected

How much did we recover from the ravaging effects of COVID and what remnants of those dark pandemic days still linger on?

What’s a healthcare system without data? Simply incomplete.

An informed public health professional will argue that public health is half medical and half data. Without data, any health system is effectively blind. Data provides visibility into public health emergencies and non-emergencies alike. It saves lives. It tells us where the government needs to pour its funds and which areas to mobilise resources in. It helps identify gaps in healthcare and measure outcomes. Indeed, data is the eyes and ears of public health.

Bangladesh–an oasis of growth

Bangladesh is currently weathering a period of heightened external pressure and economic headwinds like it has done since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and kept growing, said a top official of a multinational bank.  

Talent Management in the Post Pandemic World

The book recognises that human capital is the main determinant of organisational performance in modern business and knowledge-based institutional sectors.

Never had COVID? Curious Case of NOVIDS

Have you considered yourself a Novid? If you do not know what the term means, it refers to someone who has never had COVID-19, special or just blessed with plain luck. Experts and researchers alike are trying to decipher the phenomena. In a post-pandemic world, almost everyone you know has been infected at some point. However, we all know someone who says they have never had it. A good amount of data indicates that millions who believe they never had COVID were infected by it but didn't get tested due to no symptoms or simply thought they had regular flu or allergies.

May 2, 2023
May 2, 2023

Djokovic set for US Open after vaccine mandate lifted

Novak Djokovic will be free to play in this year's US Open after the United States government confirmed it is lifting its Covid-19 vaccine mandate on international travelers.

April 11, 2023
April 11, 2023

The poor deserve a fighting chance

Mess residents’ struggle highlights vulnerability to high food prices

February 25, 2023
February 25, 2023

South Asia’s human capital is the resilience it needs

The Covid-19 pandemic pushed an additional 35 million people across South Asia into extreme poverty

January 14, 2023
January 14, 2023

1.7m students drop out in pandemic

Education in Bangladesh took a major hit from the Covid pandemic, which caused 17.62 lakh students to drop out of educational institutions, according to government data.

January 4, 2023
January 4, 2023

2022, the year of COVID recovery, didn’t go as expected

How much did we recover from the ravaging effects of COVID and what remnants of those dark pandemic days still linger on?

December 28, 2022
December 28, 2022

What’s a healthcare system without data? Simply incomplete.

An informed public health professional will argue that public health is half medical and half data. Without data, any health system is effectively blind. Data provides visibility into public health emergencies and non-emergencies alike. It saves lives. It tells us where the government needs to pour its funds and which areas to mobilise resources in. It helps identify gaps in healthcare and measure outcomes. Indeed, data is the eyes and ears of public health.

October 4, 2022
October 4, 2022

Bangladesh–an oasis of growth

Bangladesh is currently weathering a period of heightened external pressure and economic headwinds like it has done since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and kept growing, said a top official of a multinational bank.  

September 20, 2022
September 20, 2022

Talent Management in the Post Pandemic World

The book recognises that human capital is the main determinant of organisational performance in modern business and knowledge-based institutional sectors.

August 25, 2022
August 25, 2022

Never had COVID? Curious Case of NOVIDS

Have you considered yourself a Novid? If you do not know what the term means, it refers to someone who has never had COVID-19, special or just blessed with plain luck. Experts and researchers alike are trying to decipher the phenomena. In a post-pandemic world, almost everyone you know has been infected at some point. However, we all know someone who says they have never had it. A good amount of data indicates that millions who believe they never had COVID were infected by it but didn't get tested due to no symptoms or simply thought they had regular flu or allergies.

August 11, 2022
August 11, 2022

Did the pandemic make me a worse person?

Does post-pandemic social awkwardness stand in our way?