1. Bangladesh is in lockdown again from Monday. It looks sadly essential - & in fact overdue #Bangladesh #bangladeshlockdown 🇧🇩 
2. But will anyone comply? CAN people stay home when so many live on what they can earn day to day?
3. A year ago, @BIGD_BRACU & @AcctResearchCtr @Georgetown researchers asked this question - about the last lockdown. You can read what we learned here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
4. People were scared in 2020 & wanted to be safe at home. But they also knew most Bangladeshis couldn’t afford to do so for long.
5. Government also knew that people faced a choice of hunger or disease. They did not enforce lockdown strictly, but quietly let it drop.
6. What can #Bangladesh government do this time to make it work? @albd1971
- communicate clearly
- provide relief fast, fairly & for all
- don’t let political agendas interfere with public health priorities
- communicate clearly
- provide relief fast, fairly & for all
- don’t let political agendas interfere with public health priorities
7. #Bangladesh is good at managing disasters & crises. #Covid should not be an exception. Anniversary or no anniversary.
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