Shahriar Alam

RIYADH: One year after the first case of the coronavirus (COVID-19) hit Saudi shores, citizens have slowly adjusted to the new norms imposed on them by the pandemic. And while the crisis is far from over, the Kingdom has started to take control of the virus, which has allowed citizens to breathe just a bit easier. At the beginning of the pandemic, social media was rife with memes and viral posts that reflected the strange new reality the country was experiencing.

On the 27th of February, the Hon'ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, daughter of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman gave us a good news that made all the countrymen proud - Bangladesh has received the recommendations from the United Nations for graduation into a middle income country. Bangladesh started its journey as a war-ravaged country in 1971 and emerged as a socio-economic success story over the time.

Most of the areas in Dhaka city remained underwater on Tuesday due to the torrential rain which began on Sunday night bringing untold sufferings to its two crore residents as projects taken in recent years could not solve the problem of waterlogging.