Jurnal Aplikasi Manajemen, Ekonomi dan Bisnis
Vol. 7 No. 2 (2023): Jurnal Aplikasi Manajemen, Ekonomi dan Bisnis

The Covid-19 Pandemic and Economy – A Study on Bangladesh

Fariba Azizzadeh (Islamic Azad University, Department of Management, Piranshahr(Urmia), Iran)
S. M. Basir (Brac Business School, Brac University, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Mohammad Shahidul Islam (Brac Business School, Brac University, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Muhammad Ali (Department of Economics, AI MADINAH International University MEDIU, Kuala Lampur, MALAYSIA)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Apr 2023

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 puts serious threats to mankind and the economy across the globe. Bangladesh experienced the 1st wave of attack with the detection of 3 active cases on 08 March 2020, with the first fatality on 18 March 2020. The country could keep the death toll to the minimum and economic wheel moving compared to other affected countries. However, despite the vaccination drive launched on 07 February 2021 and the normal economic progression saw light, the sudden spike of affected and death cases from the 1st week of March 2021 and its subsequent upsurge breaking all previous records made questionable the overall strategies/measures of the country. Therefore, this study mainly endeavours to outline strategies/measures to effectively combat the COVID-19 pandemic maintaining a needed balance between the country’s economic progression and the death toll.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JAMEB

Publisher

Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Economics, Econometrics & Finance Social Sciences

Description

Issues of management, economics, and business have become a hot topic to be discussed and deliberated in this ever changing business world. Therefore, we need a vehicle to accommodate such issues. Based on this background, JAMEB was established to be a forum for discussion of high impact research ...