This research briefing summarises priority areas for future research and key stakeholders with whom to engage, as identified in the scoping paper "Social Protection During Covid Times: Research for Building Forward Better" by Muhammad Shahadat Hossain Siddiquee, Avinno Faruk and Imran Matin from the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD). The scoping paper and this briefing were commissioned for the Covid-19 Learning, Evidence and Research Programme in Bangladesh (CLEAR). CLEAR aims to build a consortium of research partners to deliver policy-relevant research and evidence for Bangladesh to support the Covid-19 response and inform preparation for future shocks.Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Bangladesh