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Impact of COVID-19 on Rickshaw Puller of Dhaka City

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Bangladesh have been experiencing overwhelming population growth and extreme poverty. This is, in part, a result of rural poverty, which has led to the migration of poor people from rural to urban areas in search of a better life, better job opportunities and better social services. To assess the impact of COVID 19 on the rickshaw puller. Methods: Cross sectional quantitative analysis on rickshaw pullers. Rickshaw pullers daily income declines 64.375%. Depend on their income they decrease their daily cost and expenses as well. Those who are staying back in Dhaka might observe stable or increased income due to reduced number of rickshaw pullers on the street; as such the impact of COVID 19 on those who have left Dhaka need to be assessed separately.

Source: SSB Global Journal of Medical Science

DOI: 10.61561/ssbgjms.v3i01.33

Authors: A.S. M. Sarwar, Khandaker Sabit Bin Razzak, Anika Bushra, Farzana Nazmeen, Shamima Akter, Mohammad Nabil Hossain, Md. RazibChowdhury, Kaium Siddik Anando, Ashfa Mahjuba, Sabrina Rahman, Md. Evangel Islam Anik, Tah-Ima-Tabassum

Institutions: American International University-Bangladesh, North South University, China Three Gorges University

Language: English

Topic: COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: No poverty, Decent work and economic growth, Reduced inequalities, Good health and well-being, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4404662988

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