In an effort to shed some light on the impact of the corona virus in South Asia, the Institute for South Asia Studies has launched Covid Conversations: Reflections from South Asia, a new series of virtual programs. Featuring UC Berkeley faculty in conversation with scholars, public intellectuals, health care providers, business leaders, journalists, and others in South Asia, the goal of this program is to understand the impact of the crisis from many different perspectives.
This event on the impact of the coronavirus in Bangladesh features a conversation between:
Sanchita Banerjee Saxena, Director, Subir and Malini Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh Studies, University of California, Berkeley (USA)
Sabina Rashid, Dean and Professor, BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Bangladesh
Ali Riaz, Professor of Political Science at Illinois State University and Nonresident Senior Fellow of Atlantic Council, USA
Naomi Hossain, Sr Professorial Lecturer, School of International Service, American University.
Mabrur Ahmed, Founder/Director, Restless Beings, UK
Rahima Begum, Founder/Co-Director, Restless Beings, UK
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DATE: Wednesday, May 27, 2020
TIME: 8 am (Berkeley) | 11 am (Washington, DC) | 4 pm (London) | 9 pm (Dhaka) | Calculate Your Local Time
This event will also be live streamed on the Center's FB page: ChowdhuryCenter
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The event is FREE and OPEN to the public.
