Covid-19 Learning, Evidence and Research Program in Bangladesh (CLEAR) - BRAC Institute of Governance and Development

The Covid-19 Learning, Evidence and Research Program in Bangladesh (CLEAR) is an FCDO-funded programme designed to support an evidence-informed Covid-19 response and recovery in Bangladesh.

CLEAR is led by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) in collaboration with the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD). It aims to build a consortium of research partners to deliver policy-relevant Covid-19 research and evidence for Bangladesh, support increased evidence uptake among policymakers and share lessons from the Covid-19 response to better prepare for future shocks.

Research themes

CLEAR will focus on the secondary impacts of Covid-19 covering four broad thematic areas:

Poverty and vulnerability
Service delivery, accountability and governance
Rights of marginalised population and disadvantaged groups
Innovations

Learn more about CLEAR

Working Paper

Social Protection Experiences of and Attitudes Towards New Urban Poor After Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Publisher: Institute of Development Studies

Date: 2024

Author(s): Roelen, Keetie; Ahmed, Md. Shakil; Chowdhury, Kabita; Diwakar, Vidya; Huq, Lopita; Al Mamun, Saklain; Rabbi, Abu Sayem; Tahreen Rahman, Nuzaba; Rownak, Raisa; Sultan, Maheen; Sumanthiran, Shilohni

Topic(s): COVID-19

Policy Brief

অনিশ্চয়তা, এলাকাভিত্তিক বৈষম্য, এবং অপর্যাপ্ত সাহায্য: কোভিড-১৯ পরবর্তী বাংলাদেশের শহরে বসবাসরত দরিদ্রদের অভিজ্ঞতা

Publisher: BIGD

Date: 2023

Author(s): Roelen, Keetie; Al Mamun, Saklain; Chowdhury, Kabita; Diwakar, Vidya; Rabbi, Abu Sayem; Rownak, Raisa; Sultan, Maheen; Sumanthiran, Shilohni

Topic(s): COVID-19, Gender Justice, Social Transformation

Policy Brief

Precarity, Area-Based Discrimination, and Limited Support: Experiences of Urban Poverty After COVID-19 in Bangladesh

Publisher: BIGD

Date: 2023

Author(s): Roelen, Keetie; Al Mamun, Saklain; Chowdhury, Kabita; Diwakar, Vidya; Rabbi, Abu Sayem; Rownak, Raisa; Sultan, Maheen; Sumanthiran, Shilohni

Topic(s): COVID-19, Gender Justice, Social Transformation

Report

The Feedback State: Listening and Responding to Bangladesh’s Citizens During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Publisher: BIGD

Date: 2023

Author(s): Ahmed, Zahir; Aziz, Syeda Salina; Chowdhury, Shuvra; Hassan, Mirza; Hoque, Rafsanul; Hossain, Naomi; Panday, Pranab Kumar; Ul-Mutahara, Marium

Topic(s): COVID-19, Governance and Politics

Report

The State of Learning in Bangladesh: A Pilot Study

Publisher: BIGD, Institute of Development Studies

Date: 2022

Author(s): Hossain, Marjan; Rahman, Khandker Wahedur

Topic(s): COVID-19, Education

Policy Brief

Social Life of Masks: Experience from Bangladesh

Publisher: BIGD

Date: 2022

Author(s): Zaman, Shahaduz; Matin, Imran; Shatil, Tanvir; Hossain, Faruq

Topic(s): COVID-19

Working Paper

Social Life of Masks: Experience From Bangladesh

Publisher: BIGD

Date: 2022

Author(s): Zaman, Shahaduz; Matin, Imran; Shatil, Tanvir; Hossain, Faruq

Topic(s): COVID-19

Report

COVID-19 Learning, Evidence and Research (CLEAR) for Bangladesh: Social Protection During Covid Times Research For Building Forward Better

Publisher: BIGD, Institute of Development Studies

Date: 2022

Author(s): Siddiquee, Muhammad Shahadat Hossain; Faruk, Avinno; Matin, Imran

Topic(s): COVID-19, Economic Development

Report

COVID-19 Learning, Evidence and Research (CLEAR) for Bangladesh: Impact of COVID-19 on Labour Rights and Working Conditions in Four Selected Sectors

Publisher: BIGD, Institute of Development Studies

Date: 2022

Author(s): Hassan, Mirza M.; Aziz, Syeda Salina; Rahemin, Raeesa; Khan, Insiya; Hoque, Rafsanul

Topic(s): COVID-19, Governance and Politics

Report

COVID-19 Learning, Evidence and Research (CLEAR) for Bangladesh: Violence Against Women

Publisher: BIGD, Institute of Development Studies

Date: 2022

Author(s): Sultan, Maheen; Mahpara, Pragyna; Tasnin, Fariha

Topic(s): COVID-19, Gender Justice

Report

COVID-19 Learning, Evidence and Research (CLEAR) for Bangladesh: Impact of COVID-19 on Migration in Bangladesh

Publisher: BIGD, Institute of Development Studies

Date: 2022

Author(s): Hossain, Rakib; Khaleque, Afsana Binte; Mahmood, Sakib

Topic(s): COVID-19, Economic Development

Report

COVID-19 Learning, Evidence and Research (CLEAR) for Bangladesh: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Education of Primary and Secondary School Children in Bangladesh

Publisher: BIGD, Institute of Development Studies

Date: 2022

Author(s): Hossain, Marjan; Rahman, Khandker Wahedur

Topic(s): COVID-19, Education

03 Mar '24

Conference | Knowledge, Power, and Change in Polycrisis: What Can We Learn from Bangladesh for the World?

2:00 pm Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), Prime Minister’s Office, E-6/B Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207

The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) jointly organized a conference to disseminate the final findings of the Covid-19 Learning, Evidence and Research (CLEAR) project from 3-5...

25 Oct '23

Workshop | Poverty Transitions and Social Protection: Experiences of and Attitudes Towards Urban Poverty

10:00 am Amari Dhaka

A workshop on Poverty Transitions and Social Protection: Experiences of and Attitudes Towards Urban Poverty, was organized by BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University, in collaboration with the Institute of...

03 Feb '22

Support Bangladesh’s COVID-19 Response and Recovery: Call for Proposals

4:00 pm Webinar

CLEAR is a two-and-half year research programme led by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) in partnership with the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD). A coalition of Bangladesh research partners to support the...