EAST WEST JOURNAL OF BUSINESS AND SOCIAL STUDIES

Covid19 - Consumption Nexus: A Bangladesh Scenario

Nayeema Reza , Shahriar Kabir — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The article explores the nature of the impact of Covid19 on house-hold consumption of Dhaka city. By doing a survey of 200 residents, and graphically analyzing the survey data, the study identifies that Covid19 caused income loss, drop in consumption, shifts of consumption preference towards healthcare and online usage, and inclination to cashless transaction and online purchase. Thus, the study suggests that Covid19 impacts on consumption ability as well as consumer preference for consumption category, mode of payment, and method of purchase.

Effects of Covid-19 on Bangladesh's School Dropouts and Child Marriage Rates: A Threat to Achieving Sustainable Development Goals and Promotion of Intergenerational Poverty

Rasel Hussain, Tahmina Yesmin Shova — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The 2030 deadline for eradicating child marriage set forth in SDG is made challenging by COVID-19. According to UNICEF, Covid-19 increased the likelihood of child marriage for 10 million more girls. The negative effects of the epidemic have increased the probability of child marriage and school dropouts worldwide. After 543 days of closed educational facilities in Bangladesh, particularly schools and colleges, the number of unfilled seats in classrooms revealed a heightened worry about dropouts. Following a qualitative study and review of the literature from Bangladesh, this study explored the trends and impact of covid-19 on the growing number of child marriages and school dropouts, as well as the repercussions of how it jeopardizes the accomplishment of relevant sustainable development objectives. According to this study, child marriage and school dropout rates will in the near future increase the intergenerational poverty rate nationwide.

Perceptions of University Students in Bangladesh towards the Challenges and Benefits of Online Classes: A Samir Bhadra Qualitative Approach

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The purpose of this study is to investigate the perceptions of students regarding the challenges and benefits of online classes based on their online classes’ experiences particularly during pandemic COVID-19. Following the interpretive research paradigm and cross-sectional design, this research is qualitative in nature. Using a semi-structured questionnaire the researchers conducted 30 in-depth interviews of the 23 public and private university students who are attending their classes virtually during the pandemic. The collected data was analyzed following a content analysis approach to evaluate the relationship among the ideas, the interview data, and the theoretical context. This study finds that in developing countries like Bangladesh, the online class system is a relatively new concept, so the participants face some difficulties such as low internet connection, electricity support, teachers’ capacities, and lack of institutional support as well as their technological engagement. As such participants face challenges that they do not learn as well as they would in regular classes. Moreover, the participants must comprehend the contrasts between traditional and online classrooms in order to improve their competence. However, participants are taking e-learning for extra advantages due to COVID-19 pandemic in order to reduce detachment from education and session gap. This study will be helpful to the policy-makers to develop proper rules to cope with such difficult situations, particularly when it comes to delivering communicative education to students particularly in a crisis situation.

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Response Strategies Used during COVID- Abstract 19: Restaurants in Dhaka City

Md. Farhan Faruqi , Abid Islam Solayman — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

COVID-19 jeopardized the survival of the worldwide restaurant business. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the effectiveness of restaurant response strategies to the COVID-19 crisis during more than two months of lockdown in 2020 in Bangladesh. A two-stage approach was used to collect the data. The restaurants were chosen from eight Dhaka City clusters that were selected judgmentally. A standardized questionnaire was utilized to collect data from 221 restaurant owners selected through simple random sampling. The findings show that during COVID-19, all three strategies online reliance, cost reduction, and resilience- influenced restaurant profitability. Restaurants may replicate some of these successful response strategies developed during COVID-19 in the future. To increase profitability, restaurants should develop good relationships with online food delivery companies.