COVID-19 Burdens on Livelihood Opportunities: A Study of Easy-Bike Drivers in Rangpur City, Bangladesh
This research explores the nexus between COVID-19 and the livelihoods of easy-bike (three-wheeler human hauliers) drivers using a case study of Rangpur City, Bangladesh. Although easy-bike has become a prevalent form of paratransit among city-dwellers in medium-sized cities in Bangladesh, many passe...
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| author | Khan Rubayet Rahaman Bishawjit Mallick Rupkatha Priodarshini Woakimul Islam Shakil Md. Zakir Hossain |
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| description | This research explores the nexus between COVID-19 and the livelihoods of easy-bike (three-wheeler human hauliers) drivers using a case study of Rangpur City, Bangladesh. Although easy-bike has become a prevalent form of paratransit among city-dwellers in medium-sized cities in Bangladesh, many passengers are now avoiding such paratransit to maintain health and safety guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has negatively affected easy-bike drivers’ income in many medium-sized cities. To conduct this study, we collected primary data from the field, with the health and safety guidelines recommended by the government of Bangladesh in consideration. The results demonstrate a decreasing number of trips due to government policy changes under the COVID-19 pandemic, influencing people’s earnings associated with this transit system. We summarized the data to capture the attention of policymakers, who may need to introduce any foreseeable action to assist workers of different professions in need of economic assistance in cities outside of the capital city in Bangladesh. Moreover, we suggest the need to consider these urban transport workers as a vulnerable group for livelihood assistance within the country. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d93f8358d7514fb5bb552a53ee377a7c2023-11-23T19:33:12ZengMDPI AGWorld2673-40602022-07-013338940210.3390/world3030021COVID-19 Burdens on Livelihood Opportunities: A Study of Easy-Bike Drivers in Rangpur City, BangladeshKhan Rubayet Rahaman0Bishawjit Mallick1Rupkatha Priodarshini2Woakimul Islam Shakil3Md. Zakir Hossain4Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, St. Mary’s University, Halifax, NS B3H 3C3, CanadaHuman Geography and Spatial Planning, Utrecht University, 3584 CB Utrecht, The NetherlandsInternational Center for Climate Change Adaptation and Development (ICCCAD), Dhaka 1229, BangladeshIndependent Researcher, Rangpur 5404, BangladeshUrban and Rural Planning Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, BangladeshThis research explores the nexus between COVID-19 and the livelihoods of easy-bike (three-wheeler human hauliers) drivers using a case study of Rangpur City, Bangladesh. Although easy-bike has become a prevalent form of paratransit among city-dwellers in medium-sized cities in Bangladesh, many passengers are now avoiding such paratransit to maintain health and safety guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has negatively affected easy-bike drivers’ income in many medium-sized cities. To conduct this study, we collected primary data from the field, with the health and safety guidelines recommended by the government of Bangladesh in consideration. The results demonstrate a decreasing number of trips due to government policy changes under the COVID-19 pandemic, influencing people’s earnings associated with this transit system. We summarized the data to capture the attention of policymakers, who may need to introduce any foreseeable action to assist workers of different professions in need of economic assistance in cities outside of the capital city in Bangladesh. Moreover, we suggest the need to consider these urban transport workers as a vulnerable group for livelihood assistance within the country.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4060/3/3/21livelihoodCOVID-19three wheelerspovertyBangladesh |
| spellingShingle | Khan Rubayet Rahaman Bishawjit Mallick Rupkatha Priodarshini Woakimul Islam Shakil Md. Zakir Hossain COVID-19 Burdens on Livelihood Opportunities: A Study of Easy-Bike Drivers in Rangpur City, Bangladesh World livelihood COVID-19 three wheelers poverty Bangladesh |
| title | COVID-19 Burdens on Livelihood Opportunities: A Study of Easy-Bike Drivers in Rangpur City, Bangladesh |
| title_full | COVID-19 Burdens on Livelihood Opportunities: A Study of Easy-Bike Drivers in Rangpur City, Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | COVID-19 Burdens on Livelihood Opportunities: A Study of Easy-Bike Drivers in Rangpur City, Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 Burdens on Livelihood Opportunities: A Study of Easy-Bike Drivers in Rangpur City, Bangladesh |
| title_short | COVID-19 Burdens on Livelihood Opportunities: A Study of Easy-Bike Drivers in Rangpur City, Bangladesh |
| title_sort | covid 19 burdens on livelihood opportunities a study of easy bike drivers in rangpur city bangladesh |
| topic | livelihood COVID-19 three wheelers poverty Bangladesh |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4060/3/3/21 |
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