Photo: BigstockMore than 1,600 people have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus outbreakMore than 60% of the 456 local daily and weekly newspapers in six districts, including Dhaka, have shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic in Bangladesh, a survey revealed on Saturday. According to the study, local journalists may turn away from the profession due to the economic crisis. He also said a significant number of local corruption incidents were only covered by local newspapers and did not make it to national newspapers. “This is totally an individual level survey of our own; we did not take the help of any organization or NGO. It has been done with the help of local journalists.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 11, 2020 14:26 UTC