This is the era of globalization, called globalization of economic affairs. Due to economic globalization, along with economic issues, political, diplomatic, education, trade and investment factors have been globalized with the same speed. For the reason why, being originated from Wuhan city of China’s Hubei province, the COVID-19 has been spread rapidly throughout the whole world; has lockdown the world’s economic, political, educational, research and all important sectors. The world economy has shaken. Mills and industries have been closed. Airlines and tourism industries have been bankrupted. Millions of service holders have been unemployed. Low income, self-employed, micro and small scale businesses, daily wages labors and illegal immigrants are suffering most. The main purpose of the study is to analyze the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic and intergovernmental initiatives to tackle it. The study is based on basically secondary sources of data and information which includes scientific and academic journals, scholar articles, research papers, books and other relevant sources pertaining to the subject. The study recommended a wide range factors mainly global integrity, cooperation and coordination which are inevitable to confront the challenges the world is currently and gone vis-a-vis with. Engaging artificial intelligence, robot and changing patterns of technologies effectively in agricultural production, industrial output, transportation, hospital, healthcare, and other critical sectors is inevitable to survive in the extremely critical time.

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In the rapidly changing global arena, technological advancement and the adaptation of changing patterns of technology the growing trend in all areas, including journalism. The increasing use of social media in journalism due to technological advancement has been remarkably noticeable worldwide, including in Bangladesh in recent years. With the delicate touch of social media, sourcing and disseminating information have been easier. Social media has been considered one of the blessings of journalism to disseminate and share news events and get immediate feedback from the audience. As Facebook is the most popular social media among journalists in Bangladesh, the study took Facebook as the central unit of the research. The research's main objective is to determine how journalists in Bangladesh use Facebook in their regular journalism practices. The study is a qualitative study based on quantitative data. In the regular journalism practice, the study inquiries different uses of Facebook by Journalists in Bangladesh based on survey data. It has been found that to disseminate reports published or broadcasted in different newspapers and TV channels; journalists mainly use the Facebook platform. The study revealed that the reports not published or broadcasted in mainstream media are getting space in social media. The study also discovered that to get immediate feedback from the audience, the journalists in Bangladesh considered Facebook one of the most powerful tools. Moreover, to develop sources and get clues for news, Facebook occasionally assists journalists significantly. Furthermore, a significant finding is that ethical practice is in danger when practicing journalism on Facebook. Based on the above findings, the study concluded that for journalists in Bangladesh, social media would be an effective alternative to sharing news and getting immediate feedback from the audience.

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