The survey, conducted by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), also said that about 13 percent people have become unemployed in the country due to the Covid-19 situation. According to the surveys, domestic conflict increased during the Covid-19 lockdown.
BIDS CC 2020 this year took the shape of a webinar and was held on 24 June 2020. BIDS researchers highlighted their work focusing on three core areas of covid impact, namely effect on unemployment, especially in the SME/MSME sector
A research paper titled “Poverty in the time of Corona: Short-term Effects of Economic Slowdown and Policy Responses through Social Protection”, conducted by Binayak Sen, Research Director of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), estimated the figure.
The COVID-19 pandemic is unravelling decades of health, education and other advances for children across South Asia, and governments must take urgent action to prevent millions of families from slipping back into poverty, UNICEF said in a new report released today.
This webinar is part of IPA's RECOVR Webinar Series: Bringing Evidence to COVID-19 Policy Responses in the Global South. Together with our partners, we are using this series to rapidly share what we are learning with the policy and research community to support evidence-informed response efforts.
Originally published in The Business Standard on 20 June 2020 As a developing South Asian country with a fast-growing economy, Bangladesh can view this as a golden opportunity for enticing [...]
Over 70 million people are forcibly displaced as a result of conflict, persecution, or violence—more than ever before in history. Displaced communities, who were already vulnerable before the pandemic hit, are particularly at risk now
COVID-19 cases continue to rise rapidly in South Asia. For months, South Asia was spared the worst of the pandemic. Now, health-care systems in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan are struggling to treat hundreds of thousands of ill patients. Yet most countries are firmly on the path to reopening their economies.
The first global case of Covid-19 caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was reported from Wuhan, China on December 31, 2019. Within 25 days of reporting the first case, the first publication reporting the background demographics, clinical presentation, and epidemiological data of the first 41 patients was published in China on January 24, 2020.
Prakritik Krishi Biponon Kendra implemented a transparent supply chain for organic food products by sourcing directly from farmers in 13 locations in Bangladesh and delivering the produce to the homes of more than 200 families in the capital, Dhaka.
