Local solutions for local COVID-19 problems: community activism in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has a good track record of fighting natural disasters with community involvement. Whether its floods or cyclones, Bangladesh citizens have consistently organised themselves to provide support to some of the most vulnerable in society. But how are they coping with the coronavirus pandemic? Here Nurul Huda Sakib and Mohammad Sajedur Rahman (Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka) explain how communities are facing up to the challenges lockdown has imposed.