Bangladesh is one of the high-risk countries of the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequent losses due to social and economic conditions. There is a significant possibility that economic stagnation would push a large population back into poverty
Bangladesh is now facing a surge in Covid-19 infection. Currently, official data suggests that 133,978 persons have been infected (as of June 28, WHO), a number which is increasing by about 3,500 cases per day.
COVID-19 has posed a significant threat to the global education system. Rethinking alternative classes for continuous education is the major issue for coping with the new-normal system. In this regime of global lock-down of educational institutions
The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the partial lockdown, the disease intensity, weak governance in the healthcare system, insufficient medical facilities, unawareness, and the sharing of misinformation in the mass media has led to people experiencing fear and anxiety.
The pandemic of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has cost a large number of lives and is causing a huge mental stress among people. We conducted a study to identify the sociodemographic, clinical characteristics, and prevalence of anxiety and depression among a group of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bangladesh.
This paper evaluates the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the inflow of remittances in Bangladesh. A Tableau dashboard is designed on total remittance received and COVID-19 confirmed cases along with the death of remitter countries for January and February of 2020.
The next phase of UNDP’s COVID-19 crisis response is designed to help decision-makers look beyond recovery, towards 2030, making choices and managing complexity and uncertainty in four main areas: governance, social protection, green economy, and digital disruption.
The recent COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world claimed thousands of lives. The pandemic has triggered some of the significant questions regarding the future of cooperation between South Asian states.
In this paper we aim to better understand the lived experiences of the slum dwellers in Dhaka, Bangladesh and the social, economic and health and well-being constraints resulting from the nationwide shutdown due to COVID-19 pandemic.
The Bangladesh Health Watch (BHW) is a multi-stakeholder civil society initiative dedicated to improving the health systems in Bangladesh through evidence-based critical review of policies and programmes.