COVID-19 and Bangladesh: Socio-Economic Analysis towards the Future Correspondence
Momotaj Begum
Department of Agricultural Marketing and Business Management, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
Md. Shaikh Farid *
Department of Agricultural Marketing and Business Management, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
Mohammad Jahangir Alam
Department of Agribusiness and Marketing, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
Swarup Barua
Department of Agricultural Marketing and Business Management, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The COVID-19 has caused gigantic negative effects on populace wellbeing, society, education, and the economy in Bangladesh. The aim is to deliver a comprehensive overview of the observed and the possible impacts that could appear in the coming days. The study is based on secondary information. During the early period, due to a lack of accurate facts about the case affected and death tension up-and-down among the nations. The total number of confirmed cases is increasing following geometric patterns in Bangladesh. Dairy farmers, vegetable producers, pharmaceuticals, poultry farmers are in deep crisis due to lower prices. Also, the pandemic has seriously affected educational systems, banking, FDI, ready-made garments, remittances, etc. Finally, it is not possible to mitigate the effects of pandemic individually but the integrated effort from the state authority as well as concern people of all sectors need to come forward.
Keywords: COVID-19, social, economic, impact, future, correspondence, Bangladesh.