Dhaka, June 29 -- It doesn't take long for a society to get attuned to the new normal. Take the case of Bangladesh and the other developing countries - and also the developed bloc. All of them share a common feature. They have been hit by the dreadful novel coronavirus.

In spite of this, some of the latter have proved themselves different. They now appear to be in the convalescent phase, and have begun resorting to tentative openings to social and community activities. Many poorer nations are far from these developments.

Notwithstanding this difference between the two groups of countries, a common feature that distinguishes them has lately come up as their adaptability to the trends of the new normal. On being hit by the corona pandemic...