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Economic recovery was slow between October and December last year because of the second wave of Covid-19 which impacted the local business badly, a new study by South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) revealed today. Some 71 percent of 500 respondents of 15 business sectors said reported economic in their businesses between October and December, according to the third
Sadat Rahman (not his real name) has a small photocopy shop right beside a renowned university in Rongpur. Since schools are closed, there is hardly any business. He was sitting quietly at a corner of a school classroom when I entered the room. As a development practitioner, working with skills development and entrepreneurship, I was eager to learn from a few micro and cottage
Poverty is a multifaceted economic phenomenon. Although dealing with the causes of poverty in Bangladesh is complex, the country has nonetheless shown impressive improvements and resilience over the years. Before the coronavirus crisis, the number of extreme poor people was falling gradually. According to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) data, the poverty rate came down to around 20 percent in 2019 from 56.6 percent in 1990. The rate was around 75 percent in 1971. But now the picture is changing due to Covid-19, the number of jobless people has increased drastically and income has fallen significantly in recent times. In an August 2020 report, the BBS revealed that between July 2019 and June 2020, the national poverty rate rose by 9 percent (from 20.5 percent to 29.5 percent). The South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) forecasted that the rate would increase to 40.9 percent. Meanwhile, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) projected that Covid-19 could pus
It has already been almost a year since the Corona pandemic struck the world. Literally, it has brought havoc for many in the world with the so-called developed countries becoming the worst sufferers. The disaster, however, is not yet over though lives and livelihood are over for millions.