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A pilot arrives at Heathrow airport in London on June 8. Photo: Foreign Policy/ Getty Images

The world needs to reopen borders before it’s too late

Even as they struggle to control the pandemic, governments should move quickly to reopen borders instead of giving in to xenophobia, nationalism, and illusions of autarky

A checkpoint was set up in the Chinese city Suifenhe, following suspected Covid-19 imported cases from Russia. Photo: Collected

Undead economies are the price of mini-lockdowns

Photo: Google Maps

DGHS orders temporary shutdown of Dhaka Trauma Centers

Illustration: Collected

4 months of school shutdown: Parents worried about children’s future

Asad Islam and Hashibul Hassan

GDP growth during and after shutdown: Viewed through electricity generation

People wearing face masks walk out of Zhongguancun subway station following the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China April 27, 2020/ Reuters

Beijing district in 'wartime emergency' after virus spike shuts market

Drop in income hits 95% poor amid shutdown: Brac survey

Drop in income hits 95% poor amid shutdown: Brac survey

Ahsan H Mansur

‘A vain attempt to normalise the country in an abnormal state’

FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks to protect themselves against contracting the new coronavirus walk on a street in central Seoul, South Korea April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran/File Photo

South Korea shuts down schools as it sees biggest spike of Covid-19 in weeks

UNB file photo

Relaxing shutdown does not mean allowing roaming, gathering: Hasan

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Broiler chicken price rises as shutdown leads to supply crisis

Lockdown in resource-poor countries is actually counterproductive, causing reduced accessibility to essential health care, which leads to more death. PHOTO: SAIKAT BHADRA

Are shutdowns the wrong idea for developing countries?

Markets, shopping malls shut down in Tangail for defying health guidelines

Markets, shopping malls shut down in Tangail for defying health guidelines