WFP staff member, Mohammad Mahabubul Alam, tested negative for COVID-19. However, he lost his sense of taste, smell, and had difficulty breathing. In Part III of COVID diaries, Mahabub shares his experience of traveling to Brussels with a medical evacuation and conquering COVID 19.
“May 2020, we did not quite grasp the idea of a pandemic. We were learning about social distancing. Since it was Ramadan, we were fasting. One day, my father suddenly fainted. We checked his sugar level; everything was fine. We thought he was feeling weak. After a couple of days, he passed away. It was not…
In Part II of the coronavirus diaries, WFP staff member Kakoli Chakravarty recounts her experience with COVID-19 and what it took for her to recover.
When the COVID-19 pandemic reached Bangladesh, WFP staff member Kakoli Chakravarty did not think she’d be one of the 330,000 plus people in the country that would come down with the virus.
In usual times, Kakoli’s job involves a lot of travel to remote areas and in-person meetings to monitor the rice fortification and cash grant programmes implemented by WFP and the Government. …
Cash support on forecasts supported communities in Northern Bangladesh help prepare for the upcoming disaster
Gaibandha floods almost every year. In 2019, 287000 people were marooned. This year, monsoon floods had compounded the effects of the existing COVID 19.
Felani is from the Fulchari sub-district of Gaibandha. This year’s flood tested her resilience in many ways. “I lost my nephew to this flood. He studied in class 9. The water level was so high. He went out to the river to catch some fish, and got stuck in the electric fishing net!” Felani lost her home to river erosion 12 years ago. …
Junaid Sharif joined WFP Bangladesh one and a half years ago as an administrative assistant. In this role, he manages WFP’s fleet operations and daily vehicle support. Junaid recounts his experience with Covid-19.
How did you know you were infected?
My wife, Ruba, tested positive for COVID 19. After a few days, when she was struggling to breathe, I rushed her to the hospital. WFP supported us a lot during that time by helping to get her admitted to a hospital. When she was shifted to ICU, I would commute to the hospital to visit her; her morale was low…
Maherin Ahmed
Communications and Partnerships with UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Bangladesh.
