section_path: Impact by region or country/Asia-Pacific/Bangladesh
section_name: Bangladesh
paragraph_text: Bangladesh
  
  Bangladesh is one of the few countries who had a generally positive gdp growth during the pandemic. The Bangladeshi economy is heavily dependent on the garment industry and remittances from migrant workers. The garment industry has been heavily affected, having already been contracting in 2019. Remittances in turn expected to fall 22 percent.