Md Nazmul Huda

This year, we celebrate World Mental Health Day during a challenging time, when the need for improved mental health and psychosocial support is higher than ever.

Like many countries across the world, Bangladesh has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Bangladesh is in the fourth and last stage of Covid-19 transmission, which means that the disease has become native to the population as the numbers of cases and deaths have started to grow rapidly.