Bangladesh to be among first to get free COVID-19 vaccine
Health Services Division Secretary Abdul Mannan today said Bangladesh would be among the first to get any Covid-19 vaccine developed in any country across the world.
Why did the lockdown fail? Learning from community responses to COVID-19 in Bangladesh
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.
Coronavirus: how lockdown exposed food insecurity in a small Bangladeshi city
The COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as far more than a health crisis for the world’s poor and marginalised, exposing faultlines in food systems around the world. The UN’s World Food Programme warned in early July that 270 million people will face food insecurity before the end of 2020.
Four ways to prevent the Sustainable Development Goals becoming a casualty of Covid-19 responses
Under strict lockdown measures – such as the shutting down of factories, offices, and the grounding of airlines – there has been a record fall in global carbon emissions. But this has come at a huge economic cost.
A Time of Trials & Tribulations
As economies around the world face perilous times, Dr. Zaidi Sattar advises on the need to keep trade and investment policies open and welcome foreign direct investment, not just in words and on paper, but in action and, most importantly, in our mindset.
Effects of COVID-19 on Boro Rice Farmers: Results from a Rapid Survey
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.
Virtual courts ease COVID-19 risk in Bangladesh
Virtual courts are helping expedite the release of young people from overcrowded detention centres.
COVID-19, Schooling and Learning in Bangladesh
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
13pc people lost jobs due to Covid-19 pandemic: BIDS survey
About 13 per cent people have become unemployed in the country due to Covid-19 pandemic, according to a survey of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS). The survey titled “Coping with COVID -19 and Individual Responses: Findings from a Large Online Survey” was conducted on 30,000 people covering all divisions and districts.
Poverty in the time of Corona: Short-term Effects of Economic Slowdown and Policy Responses through Social Protection
Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies at a virtual seminar on Wednesday estimated that about 1.64 crore people already became new poor in the country due the ongoing COVID-19 pendemic. Due to the shutdown induced by COVID-19, the number of new poor increased by at least 9 percentage points to 29.4 per cent from 20 per cent, BIDS researcher Binayak Sen said in his paper on ‘Poverty in the Time of Corona: Short-term Effects and Policy Responses’.