Share:Despite mounting fatalities and infections across the country, Bangladesh on Wednesday lifted its strict coronavirus curbs imposed for over a month. According to official data, Bangladesh recorded 237 more virus fatalities and 10,420 infections over the past day, raising its overall count above 1.38 million and the cumulative death toll to 23,398. However, Hossain acknowledged that the government faces a dilemma and a tough choice between people’s economic welfare and protecting them from the virus. That leaves us with no option but to withdraw the restrictions and allow economic activities to resume,” he said. Atique Mustahid, a 34-year-old private sector worker living in Dhaka, said people are aware that “the end of the lockdown could further worsen the country’s virus situation.”“But we have to survive.

Source: The Nation August 11, 2021 16:18 UTC