Both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies have been used in this article. Data from secondary sources, authors' own estimates/projections, information from newspaper articles, websites of WHO, Worldometer, Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), Government of Bangladesh (GoB), and relevant research organizations were used. Estimates have been made of the vulnerable population by using data from official sources. They have been supplemented by data from other surveys and studies. Personal observations of societal behaviour and qualitative information were obtained from a variety of sources. PubMed, Google scholars were searched for original research articles on COVID-19 pandemic. The search was performed from March to November 7, 2020 to collect data related to healthcare, social and economic perspective of Bangladesh. A series of key search terms was used in the process, such as, “COVID-19,” “Coronavirus,” “COVID-19 Outbreak”.
Both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies have been used in this article. Data from secondary sources, authors' own estimates/projections, information from newspaper articles, websites of WHO, Worldometer, Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), Government of Bangladesh (GoB), and relevant research organizations were used. Estimates have been made of the vulnerable population by using data from official sources. They have been supplemented by data from other surveys and studies. Personal observations of societal behaviour and qualitative information were obtained from a variety of sources. PubMed, Google scholars were searched for original research articles on COVID-19 pandemic. The search was performed from March to November 7, 2020 to collect data related to healthcare, social and economic perspective of Bangladesh. A series of key search terms was used in the process, such as, “COVID-19,” “Coronavirus,” “COVID-19 Outbreak”.