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SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2025
Covid-19 six months: How the pandemic affected health and economy of Bangladesh

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Mohammad Ali, Mohsin Bhuiyan & Mursalin Hossain
08 September, 2020, 04:55 pm
Last modified: 08 September, 2020, 07:22 pm

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Covid-19 six months: How the pandemic affected health and economy of Bangladesh

Mohammad Ali, Mohsin Bhuiyan & Mursalin Hossain
08 September, 2020, 04:55 pm
Last modified: 08 September, 2020, 07:22 pm
The roads of Dhaka city are back to their old form stuffed with traffic. Few months ago, the scenario was completely different with barely any vehicle on the road owing to the nationwide shutdown enforced to curb the coronavirus outbreak in the country. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed/TBS
The roads of Dhaka city are back to their old form stuffed with traffic. Few months ago, the scenario was completely different with barely any vehicle on the road owing to the nationwide shutdown enforced to curb the coronavirus outbreak in the country. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed/TBS

September is the sixth months since the first coronavirus cases has been identified in Bangladesh. On march 11, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the covid-19 as a pandemic. Roughly two weeks later on March 26 in line with other country and health Bangladesh government has executed national lockdown to mitigate the spread of coronavirus in Bangladesh as the total confirmed cases crossed 44 and 5 people have been died. 

This global crisis caused by Covid-19 has hit Bangladesh's economy and health sector hardly.

Shahbag intersection images during and after nationwide lockdown.
The upper one was captured six months back from Shahbag intersection when the country was going through a nationwide lockdown. The next one was taken on Monday. Photo: Mumit M/TBS

Health Sector

On March 8, Bangladesh's first coronavirus cases was identified. For the first month, there only 164 covid-19 positive patient were identified, among them 10 percent patient died, and only 20 percent patient have got cured. After end of second month, total cases stood at 12,424

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Total confirmed cases have been growing since July and stood at 1,68,645, after July, total confirmed cases showing a downward trend.

Six months back in Wari, Dhaka and now on Monday at the same place. Photo: Mumit M/TBS
Six months back in Wari, Dhaka and now on Monday at the same place. Photo: Mumit M/TBS
Nawabpur road in the capital in six months back and now on Monday.
Nawabpur road in the capital in six months back and now on Monday. Photo: Mumit M/TBS

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