As Covid-19 spread in April 2020, the government of Bangladesh ordered a lockdown and promised a program of relief. Citizens complied at first, but by May were returning to normal life. The government permitted the lockdown to end, despite a rising Covid-19 caseload.
The agriculture sector employs more than 38% of the total labour force in Bangladesh, making it the largest industry in the country in terms of employment. COVID-19 has left this sector particularly vulnerable; because of lockdown measures, farmers are simultaneously reeling from lower demand, higher cost, and shortage of inputs.
Education systems all around the globe are facing unprecedented disruptions with the onset of the COVID-19 crisis and the ensuing social distancing measures taken to flatten the curve. It is an even bigger problem for Bangladesh, where the education system is quite vulnerable, as it is.
The education system in Bangladesh has always struggled to provide quality education to nearly 40 million children enrolled in schools. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated this learning crisis as all educational institutions across the country have been closed for over two months with no immediate plans for reopening
Social distancing and lockdown measures to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak is having a negative impact on the agriculture sector of Bangladesh. This study will focus on these impacts, and suggest policy recommendations to protect this sector to minimise the blow from the pandemic.
The readymade garments (RMG) sector is the biggest foreign currency generating industry in Bangladesh, but this sector is faced with the challenge of mass cancellations of orders from buyers in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than one million garments sector workers already being dismissed.
With the Eighth Five Year Plan (8FYP) scheduled to go into effect from July 2020, an unprecedented crisis stemming from the outbreak of COVID-19 has taken over the world. Its economic effects are felt no less acutely in Bangladesh.
COVID-19 is putting all businesses, big and small, in danger of bankruptcy. From large retailers, such as JC Penny in the United States, to road-side vendors in Bangladesh, the effect of COVID-19 is felt sorely by all entrepreneurs.
Although COVID-19 has affected the entire world, each country has experienced it differently. To deal with disease, fear, panic, and uncertainty during a pandemic, it is imperative to ensure that the information provided to people is accurate. Sometimes, however, how this information is delivered is even more important
This report summarizes findings from rapid qualitative research in 20 communities across Bangladesh about local responses to COVID-19 undertaken between 6-15 April 2020, designed to inform government and its partners about how their policies and communications are being received and acted upon by communities.