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COVID-19 and Bangladesh: Inclusion, Disaggregation and Transition book cover

1st Edition

COVID-19 and Bangladesh Inclusion, Disaggregation and Transition

Edited By Debapriya Bhattacharya, Towfiqul Islam Khan Copyright 2025
264 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

264 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

264 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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COVID-19 and Bangladesh analyzes the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and features the socioeconomic fallouts for disadvantaged communities in Bangladesh, their coping mechanisms, and implications for the country’s development ambitions. The contributors to the book examine the immediate impact of economic adversities, which rapidly translated into health, employment, education, and other... Read more

List of Figures and Tables ix

List of Contributors xii

Preface xv

Acknowledgments xvii

List of Abbreviations xix

1 COVID-19 Implications in Bangladesh: Lessons for Inclusive Policy Transition 1

DEBAPRIYA BHATTACHARYA, TOWFIQUL ISLAM KHAN

2 Choices and Challenges in Assessing COVID-19 Impact on Disadvantaged Groups 15

DEBAPRIYA BHATTACHARYA, SARAH SABIN KHAN AND TOWFIQUL ISLAM KHAN

3 Macroeconomic Impact and Policy Implications 35

DEBAPRIYA BHATTACHARYA, TOWFIQUL ISLAM KHAN AND MURSALIN HOSSAIN RABBI

4 The Economic Impact of COVID-19 and Lockdowns on Disadvantaged Households in Bangladesh 48

DEBAPRIYA BHATTACHARYA, ESTIAQUE BARI, TOWFIQUL ISLAM KHAN, FAHIM SUBHAN CHOWDHURY AND NAJEEBA MOHAMMED ALTAF

5 Dealing with the Aftermath of COVID-19: Adjustments and Adaptation Efforts of the Apparel Workers in Bangladesh 68

DEBAPRIYA BHATTACHARYA, TOWFIQUL ISLAM KHAN, FAHIM SUBHAN CHOWDHURY AND AFRA TAHSIN CHOWDHURY

6 Household-Level Adjustments in the Labor Market 85

MUSTAFIZUR RAHMAN, TOWFIQUL ISLAM KHAN, MUNTASEER KAMAL, MARFIA ALAM,MD. SABBIR HOSSAIN AND NAWSHIN NAWAR

7 Approaches Adopted by Disadvantaged Groups to Cope with the Pandemic Fallout 104

DEBAPRIYA BHATTACHARYA, ESTIAQUE BARI, TOWFIQUL ISLAM KHAN AND AFRA TAHSIN CHOWDHURY

8 Vaccinations, Food Consumption, and Access to Health Services 125

DEBAPRIYA BHATTACHARYA, TOWFIQUL ISLAM KHAN, ESTIAQUE BARI, FABIHA BUSHRA KHAN AND FARIA TAHMEEN MOMO

9 New Realities in the Education Sector Confronting the Disadvantaged Communities 141

DEBAPRIYA BHATTACHARYA, NAJEEBA MOHAMMED ALTAF, TOWFIQUL ISLAM KHAN AND ESTIAQUE BARI

10 Assessing COVID-19 Impact on SDG Delivery in Bangladesh:

Framework, Measurement, and Perspectives 162

DEBAPRIYA BHATTACHARYA, FABIHA BUSHRA KHAN AND TOWFIQUL ISLAM KHAN

11 Public Policy Responses and Options 183

DEBAPRIYA BHATTACHARYA, TOWFIQUL ISLAM KHAN, MARFIA ALAM AND MURSALIN HOSSAIN RABBI

12 Raising Delivery Effectiveness of Support Measures for Disadvantaged Households 203

MUSTAFIZUR RAHMAN, TOWFIQUL ISLAM KHAN, MUNTASEER KAMAL, MARFIA ALAM,MD. SABBIR HOSSAIN AND MOSTAFA AMIR SABBIH

13 Data Initiatives for Evidence-based Policymaking 220

DEBAPRIYA BHATTACHARYA, TOWFIQUL ISLAM KHAN, MUNTASEER KAMAL, MARFIA ALAM AND NAJEEBA MOHAMMED ALTAF

Index 237

Biography

Debapriya Bhattacharya is Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Bangladesh; Member, United Nations Committee for Development Policy (UN-CDP), and Convenor of the Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh. He is also the Founding Chair of Southern Voice and former Ambassador of Bangladesh to the WTO and UN Offices in Geneva and Vienna.

Towfiqul Islam Khan is Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Bangladesh. He is a member of the “SDG Task Team” of the Prime Minister’s Office, Government of Bangladesh.

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