Dhaka, July 31 -- The weakness of the state capacity crisis has been rudely exposed due to the corona crisis. It's obvious that the formal structure that is expected to deliver social services to the people is inadequate and unable to perform well. It has reached such a point that many people have given up on testing and hospitalization and are self treating at home. When patient reaches extreme stages, usually the elderly, hospital are sought but hope is often given up.

It took the people a few months after Corona hit Bangladesh to find out that the state outfits were not properly equipped to deal with the crisis. And as it happens in any society where the gap between society and the state is wide, they turned away and ran to look elsew...