The Covid-19 Learning, Evidence and Research Programme in Bangladesh (CLEAR) is an FCDO-funded programme designed to support an evidence-informed Covid-19 response and recovery in Bangladesh. Find out more: https://covidcollect.staging.wpengine.com/clear.

Recent Submissions

  • Social Life of Masks: Experience From Bangladesh 

    Zaman, Shahaduz; Matin, Imran; Shatil, Tanvir; Hossain, Faruq (BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, 2022-06)
    The framework of masks’ social life is critical in numerous ways to understanding people’s behaviour concerning public health issues by providing a nuanced understanding of the use of masks in the community from a ...
  • Social Life of Masks: Experience From Bangladesh 

    Zaman, Shahaduz; Matin, Imran; Shatil, Tanvir; Hossain, Faruq (BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, 2022-04)
    The framework of masks’ social life is critical in numerous ways to understanding people’s behaviour concerning public health issues by providing a nuanced understanding of the use of masks in the community from a ...
  • Education Life of Children During COVID-19: Trends in Learning Loss, Digital Inclusion, Mental Health, and Child Labour 

    Rahman, Hossain Zillur; Rahman, Atiya; Islam, Md. Saiful; Faruk, Avinno; Kabir, Eradul; Matin, Imran; Zillur, Umama; Hossain, Md. Billal; Haque, Md. Masudul (BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, 2022-03)
    The report discusses the major findings on the educational life of rural and urban slum-dwelling children in Bangladesh during COVID-19, based on two rounds of surveys in March and August 2021. The data was collected as ...
  • Recovery with Distress: Unpacking COVID-19 Impact on Livelihoods and Poverty in Bangladesh 

    Rahman, Hossain Zillur; Rahman, Atiya; Islam, Md. Saiful; Faruk, Avinno; Matin, Imran; Wazed, Mohammed Abdul; Zillur, Umama (United Nations World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), 2022-02)
    The social and economic impact of COVID-19 has been deep, wide-ranging, and multi-dimensional. While anecdotal evidence of distress among the poor, particularly those with informal occupations, has been widespread, effective ...
  • The State of Learning in Bangladesh: A Pilot Study 

    Hossain, Marjan; Rahman, Khandker Wahedur (BRAC, 2022-06)
    COVID-19 has disrupted the education of millions of primary and secondary school students. It is assumed that students will have sustained a learning loss as a result of extended disengagement from studies. Now that classes ...
  • Comparison of the Immune Responses to COVID-19 Vaccines in Bangladeshi Population 

    Sarker, Protim; Akhtar, Evana; Kuddusi, Rakib Ullah; Alam, Mohammed Mamun; Haq, Md. Ahsanul; Hosen, Md. Biplob; Chanda, Bikash Chandra; Haque, Farjana; Alam, Muntasir; Razzaque, Abdur; Rahman, Mustafizur; Ahmed, Faruque; Kibria, Md. Golam; Islam, Mohammed Zahirul; Ahmed, Shelina; Raqib, Rubhana (Vaccines (Basel), 2022-09)
    The adaptive immune response is a crucial component of the protective immunity against SARS-CoV-2, generated after infection or vaccination. Methods: We studied antibody titers, neutralizing antibodies and cellular immune ...
  • অনিশ্চয়তা, এলাকাভিত্তিক বৈষম্য, এবং অপর্যাপ্ত সাহায্য: কোভিড-১৯ পরবর্তী বাংলাদেশের শহরে বসবাসরত দরিদ্রদের অভিজ্ঞতা 

    Roelen, Keetie; Al Mamum, Saklain; Chowdhury, Kabita; Diwakar, Vidya; Rabbi, Abu Sayem; Rownak, Raisa; Sultan, Maheen; Sumanthiran, Shilohni (BRAC Institute of Governance & Development, 2023)
    The COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant increase in poverty in Bangladesh, particularly in urban areas. Rising food prices and high inflation rates further compounded the existing socioeconomic uncertainty. Social ...
  • The Feedback State: Listening and Responding to Bangladesh’s Citizens During the COVID-19 Pandemic 

    Ahmed, Zahir; Aziz, Syena Salina; Chowdhury, Shuvra; Hassan, Mirza; Hoque, Rafsanul; Hossain, Naomi; Panday, Pranab Kumar; Ul-Mutahara, Marium (Manusher Jonno Foundation, 2023-08-30)
    The report examines the effectiveness of the Bangladesh government’s response to citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic and the mechanisms of feedback. The study focuses on the country’s ongoing health, social, and economic ...
  • Precarity, Area-Based Discrimination, and Limited Support: Experiences of Urban Poverty After COVID-19 in Bangladesh 

    Roelen, Keetie; Al Mamun, Saklain; Chowdhury, Kabita; Diwakar, Vidya; Rabbi, Abu Sayem; Rownak, Raisa; Sultan, Maheen; Sumanthiran, Shilohni (BRAC Institute of Governance & Development, 2023)
    The COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant increase in poverty in Bangladesh, particularly in urban areas. Rising food prices and high inflation rates further compounded the existing socioeconomic uncertainty. Social ...
  • Impact of COVID-19 on Migration in Bangladesh 

    Hossain, Rakib; Binte Khaleque, Afsana; Mahmood, Sakib (BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2022-03-31)
    This paper discusses the post-Covid-19 migration landscape in Bangladesh and identifies the research gaps and policy opportunities that can ease the plight of migrants. A literature review of the existing evidence; Key ...
  • Social Protection During COVID Times: Research For Building Forward Better 

    Siddiquee, Muhammad Shahadat Hossain; Faruk, Avinno; Matin, Imran (BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2022-03)
    The various activities undertaken by the Bangladesh Government include widening coverage of the social safety nets to protect the poor and new poor due to COVID-19 pandemic. Despite such an increase in social protection ...
  • The Impact of COVID-19 on the Education of Primary and Secondary School Children in Bangladesh 

    Hossain, Marjan; Wahedur Rahman, Khandker (BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2022-03-31)
    As a part of its pandemic response strategy, Bangladesh declared school shutdowns on March 17, 2020, and maintained them for 18 months1 , making it one of the world's longest-running pandemicrelated school closures (GEEAP, ...
  • Impact of COVID-19 on Labour Rights and Working Conditions in Four Selected Sectors 

    Hassan, Mirza; Aziz, Syeda Salina; Rahemin, Raeesa; Khan, Insiya; Hoque, Rafsanul (BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD, 2022-04)
    This paper examines the labour rights and working conditions, defined as wage, employment conditions, safety, and security of workers, of formal and informal economic sectors in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. By ...
  • Violence Against Women 

    Sultan, Maheen; Mahpara, Pragyna; Tasnin, Fariha (BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2022-03-31)
    Since the outbreak of COVID-19, all types of violence against women and girls, particularly domestic violence, have intensified. The Needs Assessment Working Group (NAWG) Bangladesh under the Humanitarian Coordination ...
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH) in Bangladesh: Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic 

    Hrynick, Tabitha; Barasa, Violet; Abbas, Syed (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-05-06)
    The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated and drawn fresh attention to long-standing systemic weaknesses in health and economic systems. The virus – and the public health response – has wrought significant disruption on sexual ...
  • Accountability and Responsiveness in Managing Covid-19 in Bangladesh 

    Chowdhury, Shuvra; Hossain, Naomi (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-05-04)
    This Working Paper reports on a scoping study on the mechanisms and processes through which the Bangladeshi government listened to citizens’ needs and citizens held government accountable for its policy responses to the ...
  • Impact of Covid-19 on Migration in Bangladesh 

    Huq, Aurin (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-04)
    This research briefing summarises priority areas for future research and key stakeholders with whom to engage, as identified in the scoping paper "Impact of Covid-19 on Migration in Bangladesh" by Rakib Hossain, Afsana ...
  • Impacts of Covid-19 on SRHR and MNCH in Bangladesh 

    Huq, Aurin (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-04)
    This research briefing summarises priority areas for future research as identified in the scoping paper "SRHR and MNCH in Bangladesh: A Scoping Review on the Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic" by Tabitha Hrynick, Violet ...
  • Social Protection During Covid Times: Research for Building Forward Better 

    Huq, Aurin (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-04)
    This research briefing summarises priority areas for future research and key stakeholders with whom to engage, as identified in the scoping paper "Social Protection During Covid Times: Research for Building Forward Better" ...
  • Accountability and Responsiveness in the Covid-19 Response in Bangladesh 

    Huq, Aurin (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-04)
    This research briefing summarises priority areas for future research and stakeholders with whom to engage as identified in the scoping paper "Accountability and Responsiveness in the Covid-19 Response in Bangladesh" by ...

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