Bangladeshi influencers fighting coronavirus on Instagram
Al Fahad Bari, a Bangladeshi Instagram influencer of considerable renown, on March 30 posted a picture on his Instagram account holding a placard.
"Let's execute a superhero work - Stay Home & REMAIN SAFE".
The photo was along with a caption that stressed the value of maintaining social distance and hygiene, and staying home so as to flatten the curve.
This is part of an initiative titled Social Leader Council, comprising Bangladeshi Instagram influencers who've the capability of bringing forth positive changes in society.
Besides Bari, a great many other community based Instagram influencers such as MayeeshaTasneem, IshratZaheen Ahmed, among others, are part of this initiative.
The initiative came after Rob Perry, the chief executive officer or US-based influencer marketing agency Xomad, visited Bangladesh in January, before the pandemic hit the country, to work through a manage the Bangladeshi government.
Following deal, Bangladesh launched an online campaign to raise awareness against the global pandemic coronavirus that has already claimed the lives of 39 people in Bangladesh, and 114,251 around the world so far.
Instagram is probably the leading platforms all over the world for raising awareness on issues such as awareness against animal cruelty, food and water wastage, ethical shopping and global political and environmental crises, to name a few.