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by dumbstein 2269 days ago
To summarize the article - Bangladesh government initially denied the outbreak, now denying the seriousness of the spread; silencing (mostly arrests) those who express concern over the government’s handling of the epidemic.

Meanwhile, a leaked interagency United Nations memo on Bangladesh’s Country Preparedness and Response Plan for COVID-19 estimates that up to two million people could die from the disease in Bangladesh if immediate steps are not taken to contain the spread of the virus.