This study is based on data generated online which covered all socio-economic groups and all districts of the country. It can be considered representative of the vast online population, and it is believed that the patterns exposed would find strong resonance in the wider population as well. The...

Uploaded Date : 2020-12-21

Population ageing is one of the most important demographic trends in the 21st century. Along with the developed and developing world, Bangladesh is facing such challenges as the elderly population with the high risk of diseases and disability would put urgent demands on healthcare systems while...

Uploaded Date : 2020-09-30

It has been almost four months since the first COVID-19 patient was identified in Bangladesh on March 3, 2020. As of June 30, the officially reported number of cases and deaths rose, respectively, to 145,483 and 1,847 (WHO, 2020). The numbers of new cases and deaths are still on rise and there is no...

Uploaded Date : 2020-09-13

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYRecent literatures have widely portrayed natural disaster impacts on welfare and livelihoods. This literature largely focuses on loss of physical capital (e.g. asset, livestock, and crop), household income earning opportunities, coping strategies (including migration) and health...

Uploaded Date : 2020-09-07

This study aims to understand the supply chain of rice (after farmgate), the role of various actors associated to the collection of paddy, milling and marketing of rice and power of these actors in different segments of the supply chain. The study also enquires for possible sources of market...

Uploaded Date : 2020-08-22

In any country, energy is the driving force behind all economic activities. Productivity and efficiency in different economic sectors depend much on efficient supply and use of energy, which includes mainly gas and electricity. Natural Gas is the most important source of energy in Bangladesh as...

Uploaded Date : 2020-08-12

One of the major pathways towards sustained and higher economic growth is through providing access to electricity in rural poor population excluded from grid-electricity connection due to geographical barriers. Since 2010, the Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) has been financing...

Uploaded Date : 2020-07-05

Impact of Mobile Financial Services in Bangladesh: The case of bKash

Uploaded Date : 2020-05-14

Although Bede community comprises only a small part of the total population of Bangladesh, this particular group of population has been identified as a neglected and underprivileged group since the colonial period. It has been imperative now to bring people who fall prey to the victim of societal...

Uploaded Date : 2020-03-16

Underprivileged group of population has been identified as a neglected group since the colonial period. It has been imperative now to bring people who fall prey to the victim of societal discriminations, under the mainstream of society and to involve them in the overall development of the country by...

Uploaded Date : 2020-03-16