n economy experiences a sharp but brief period of decline and then also rises sharply), ‘U-shaped’ (where an economy suffers a prolonged recession before commencement of recovery) or ‘W-shaped’ (also known as a ‘double-dip recession’ where an economy falls into recession, recovers but the period is short lived, then falls back into recession before upturn sets in).РРРFor Bangladesh, the pattern of growth trend will depend not only on the duration and evolution of the ongoing contagion but also on the appropriateness and adequacy of the remedial measures taken to counter the pandemic and subsequently for resumption and recovery of economic activities, effective implementation of measures and enforcement capacity and on ensuring an enabling political economic environment conducive to growth.