Secondly, even where it has sanctioned relief materials, only those who are well-connected or are known to the powerful local officials are getting the relief; and also, relief materials are getting stolen by the powerful government officials and local leaders of the ruling party. As such, relief distribution, too, has boiled down to photo opportunities for the government officials. But corona is an ongoing problem, not a cyclone that you can solve merely by giving out some token relief materials after the calamity. The relief materials need to be distributed properly, without scope for stealing or wasting otherwise by only distributing to the well-connected. In these scenarios, the best method for distributing relief materials would be to access the homes of the people, alongside distributing relief on the streets.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 15, 2020 10:52 UTC