বাংলাদেশের অর্থনীতিতে করোনার বিরূপ প্রভাব : সংকট উত্তরণে ইসলামী নীতিমালা |The Economical Impact of Covid-19 in Bangladesh: Policy Responses from the Islamic Perspective

Authors

  • Muhammad Mostofa Hossain PhD Researcher, Department of Fiqh and Usul, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, Malaysia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58666/rkwxxm78

Keywords:

Economical Crisis, Covid-19, Health, Islamic Policy, অর্থনৈতিক সংকট, কোভিড-১৯, স্বাস্থ্য, ইসলামী নীতিমালা

Abstract

The smack of the Covid-19 has jeopardized the global economy resulting in a catastrophic downturn. Different waves of the pandemic have already projected around 13% to 32% global trade decline. Bangladesh has also been undergoing its negative economic ramifications from the pandemic whack. Hence, in the future, Bangladesh has to take huge precautions in dealing with such challenges before they strike anew. The “public interest” is the prime objective of Islam; hence Islam, in ensuring the holistic wellness of human being in the multi-faceted crisis like pandemic, and guaranteeing economic safety, architects a variety of structure-based economic sectors. Being one of the biggest Muslim countries, Bangladesh, by implanting its economic programs through adopting those sectors may stand positive and effective in overcoming the crisis. In the present study, by adopting qualitative and quantitative presentation and using Islamic financial instruments, a number of policy-guidelines has been proposed whose proper appreciation may protect Bangladesh against the short-and long-term economic crises resultant from pandemic.

সার সংক্ষেপ : কোভিড-১৯ মহামারীর আঘাতে বৈশ্বিক অর্থনীতি প্রবল নিম্নগতির সম্মুখীন। ইতোমধ্যেই মহামারীর কয়েক দফা প্রকোপ প্রায় ১৩% থেকে ৩২% সম্ভাব্য বৈশ্বিক বাণিজ্য ঘাটতির ঝুঁকি তৈরি করেছে। মহামারীর এ বিরূপ প্রতিক্রিয়ায় বাংলাদেশের অর্থনীতিও ব্যাপক মন্দা পরিস্থিতির শিকার হচ্ছে। সে জন্য ভবিষ্যতে আবার নতুন করে এমন সংকটের মুখোমুখি হওয়ার আগেই বাংলাদেশের ব্যাপক পূর্বসতর্কতা অবলম্বনের কেনো বিকল্প নেই। ‘জনকল্যাণ’ ইসলামের মৌলিক উদ্দেশ্য; তাই তা মানুষের সার্বিক কল্যাণ নিশ্চিতকরণে মহামারীর মত বহুমাত্রিক সংকটে মানুষের আর্থিক নিরাপত্তায় বিভিন্ন কাঠামোভিত্তিক অর্থনৈতিক খাত বিনির্মাণ করে। বিশ্বের অন্যতম বৃহত্তম মুসলিম দেশ হিসেবে সেসব খাতসমূহের আলোকে অর্থনৈতিক কার্যক্রম বাস্তবায়নের মাধ্যমে সংকট উত্তরণে বাংলাদেশের ইতিবাচক ও অর্থবহ সম্ভাবনা রয়েছে। বক্ষ্যমাণ প্রবন্ধটিতে মহামারীতে সৃষ্ট ও ভবিষ্যতে সম্ভাব্য অর্থনৈতিক প্রকোপ থেকে বাংলাদেশকে রক্ষা করতে সমীক্ষা ও গুণগত গবেষণা পদ্ধতির অনুসরণে ইসলামী অর্থনৈতিক কাঠামোর আলোকে কিছু নীতিমালা প্রস্তাব করা হয়েছে, যেগুলোর সঠিক বাস্তবায়ন বাংলাদেশকে মহামারীর স্বল্পমেয়াদী ও দীর্ঘমেয়াদী আর্থিক সংকট থেকে সুরক্ষা দিতে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ভূমিকা পালন করবে।

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2023-09-28

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বাংলাদেশের অর্থনীতিতে করোনার বিরূপ প্রভাব : সংকট উত্তরণে ইসলামী নীতিমালা |The Economical Impact of Covid-19 in Bangladesh: Policy Responses from the Islamic Perspective. (2023). ইসলামী আইন ও বিচার | Islami Ain O Bichar, 17(66), 49-74. https://doi.org/10.58666/rkwxxm78

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