TMSS Medical College Journal

Abstract Background: The last pandemic threatened Bangladesh, and at the same time, a large number of its people were infected with the coronavirus. This pandemic and its subsequent dissemination negatively affected social, economic, and livelihood conditions worldwide, including in Bangladesh. Objectives: This study aims to investigate the livelihood effects due to pandemic and lockdowns among the population living in rural Bangladesh. Materials and Methods: This study utilized a descriptive cross-sectional method. Data was collected from the 639 beneficiaries of TMSS from four districts of Rajshahi and Rangpur namely Bogura, Gaibandha, Joypurhat and Naogaon. The duration of study was June 2020 to August 2020. Data was collected using pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS. Results: Majority 94.2% of the respondents reported lockdown due to pandemic affected their livelihood. Regarding the extent of the effect, 35.5% mentioned fully affected, 48% moderately affected and 10.6% slightly affected. It also revealed that monthly salaried income of the respondents was significantly reduced during lockdown, dropping from 22% to 15% per month due to the economic impact and restrictions.

The global coronavirus crisis brings catastrophe on all most every area of human life. Its impact is multifaceted. Almost every country experienced financial and health crisis due to it." As of December 10, 2022, over 653 million confirmed cases and over 6.65 million deaths have been reported globally and for Bangladesh confirmed cases are 2.04 million and 29463 deaths.” Worldwide, billions of people were staying at home to minimize the transmission of the virus. Along with other countries, Bangladesh was adopting preventive measures, c.g, washing hands, social distancing, remote office activities, and mandatory lockdowns. * Since then, the infections spread exponentially and the rate was highest in Asia with wider community-level transmission. To stop the spread of this virus, there are lots of actions taken by the government like countrywide lockdowns, travel restrictions, hazard controls in the workplace, cancellation, and postponements of events, border enclosure, and screening at airports, etc.’ These kinds of preventive and control measures like lockdown hindered the normal flow of raw materials, products, and services, capital, which results in business and production shutdowns temporarily.’ This pandemic has led to acute global socioeconomic disruption such as extensive supply scarcity. By the beginning of June 2020, the pandemic had resulted in an increase of 68 million person-years spent in poverty and a loss of 4.3 million years of life across 150 nations. People