SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19, has emerged as the most serious public health threat of the contemporary age. More than 4.2 million individuals died as a result of this infectious virus, which has infected about 200 million people. Coronavirus... more
SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19, has emerged as the most serious public health threat of the contemporary age. More than 4.2 million individuals died as a result of this infectious virus, which has infected about 200 million people. Coronavirus spread quickly across the world due to its infectious nature, resulting in a large number of deaths. In many ways, COVID-19 had an impact on nearly every nation in economic, social, cultural, political, and other spheres. The study aims to find out the portrayal of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in popular English newspapers in Bangladesh. Data were collected from the 12 most-read English dailies that published news on IPV all over the country. The study used a summative approach of the qualitative content analysis method as formulated by Bengtsson (2016). Findings show that the frequency of published news on IPV considerably increased amid COVID-19 induced lockdown in Bangladesh. The causes of such incidents go back to deep-rooted patriarchal norms,...
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SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19, has emerged as the most serious public health threat of the contemporary age. More than 4.2 million individuals died as a result of this infectious virus, which has infected about 200 million people. Coronavirus... more
SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19, has emerged as the most serious public health threat of the contemporary age. More than 4.2 million individuals died as a result of this infectious virus, which has infected about 200 million people. Coronavirus spread quickly across the world due to its infectious nature, resulting in a large number of deaths. In many ways, COVID-19 had an impact on nearly every nation in economic, social, cultural, political, and other spheres. The study aims to find out the portrayal of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in popular English newspapers in Bangladesh. Data were collected from the 12 most-read English dailies that published news on IPV all over the country. The study used a summative approach of the qualitative content analysis method as formulated by Bengtsson (2016). Findings show that the frequency of published news on IPV considerably increased amid COVID-19 induced lockdown in Bangladesh. The causes of such incidents go back to deep-rooted patriarchal norms, gender roles and the powerlessness of women. Many incidents occurred during lockdown that, as victims reported, were triggered by shocks like sudden joblessness, chronic stress, abject poverty, etc. caused by the pandemic. Such violence often affected women's physical, mental and reproductive health. Many incidents like stabbing to death, killing with the home weapon, and physical abuse became national headings amid lockdown. The study suggests undertaking special protection measures for women in any such future event. Awareness and cooperation of people along with appropriate policies can be major steps towards combating the impacts of COVID-19.
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Due to its geographical location Satkhira, Shyamnagar Upazila is known as a very vulnerable place. Cyclone and River Erosion is the most common disaster in Satkhira. Every year this low-lying plane area faces extensive damage to life and... more
Due to its geographical location Satkhira, Shyamnagar Upazila is known as a very vulnerable place. Cyclone and River Erosion is the most common disaster in Satkhira. Every year this low-lying plane area faces extensive damage to life and livelihood due to the devastating cyclone and river erosions. This report addresses the major disasters of Shyamnagar Upazila of Satkhira district such as cyclone, tidal surge, thunderstorm, flood and river erosions along with the linkage of humanitarian assistance projects & social safety net programs such as Cash for work, EGPP, GR, TR and VGF etc, which is implemented there by the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief along with Department of Disaster Management under the government of Bangladesh to reduce their vulnerability. This report contains very precise information about the social safety net programs as well as humanitarian assistance programs that are done by the concerned Ministry in Satkhira District and Shyamnagar Upazila along with some project-based further recommendations so that these projects become sustainable and worthy in future and serve the local people at its best.
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Bihari community has been living in Bangladesh since 1947, after being forced to migrate from various regions of India. Owing to religious differences, the Bihari community was expelled for communal riot from their homeland. Subsequently,... more
Bihari community has been living in Bangladesh since 1947, after being forced to migrate from various regions of India. Owing to religious differences, the Bihari community was expelled for communal riot from their homeland. Subsequently, they moved to their ideological home propagated by two-nation theory. Bangladesh joined Pakistan as federal state after partition which made Muslims of India, including the Biharis, thought that Bangladesh was also their ideological home. Having a distinct language and culture, the Bihari community could not be able to assimilate into the society of Bangladesh. They had to remain stranded and stuck in between two cultures outside of their home. However, they were given citizenship by the Government of Bangladesh, but still the debate of them being ‘others’ still on. This study aims to trace out the origin of the Bihari community in Bangladesh and to find out their current socio-cultural condition. To reveal their socio-cultural condition, this stud...
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This paper investigates basic hygiene and sanitation practices by students of the University of Dhaka. The objective of the study is to understand the nature of hygiene and sanitation practices aiming to find differences in the usual... more
This paper investigates basic hygiene and sanitation practices by students of the University of Dhaka. The objective of the study is to understand the nature of hygiene and sanitation practices aiming to find differences in the usual practices between resident and non-resident students. Gender-based implications are also taken into consideration in the study. The study was employed in mixed-method approaches. Data were collected following a combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches from both teachers and students. The research involved 280 inclusive students aging between 18 to 27 years (M = 21.15, SD = 1.41) for the quantitative study. Of the total, (54.6%) were male, and 45.4% were female. Qualitative data for this study was collected via phone call interviews. A total of twenty (20) persons were the responders of in-depth interviews. Findings show that 85.36% of the students wash their hands always before having their food; 91.79 % of students wash their hands after ...
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Bihari community has been living in Bangladesh since 1947, after being forced to migrate from various regions of India. Owing to religious differences, the Bihari community was expelled by communal riot from their homeland. Subsequently,... more
Bihari community has been living in Bangladesh since 1947, after being forced to migrate from various regions of India. Owing to religious differences, the Bihari community was expelled by communal riot from their homeland. Subsequently, they moved to their ideological home propagated by two-nation theory. Bangladesh joined Pakistan as federal state after partition which made Muslims of India, including the Biharis, think that Bangladesh is also their ideological home. Having a distinct language and culture, the Bihari community could not be able to assimilate in the society of Bangladesh. They had to remain stranded and stuck in between two cultures outside of their home. However, they were given citizenship by the Government of Bangladesh, but still the debate of them being 'others' still on. This study aims to trace out the origin of the Bihari community in Bangladesh and to find out the current socio-cultural condition. To reveal their socio-cultural condition, this study uses a qualitative method. Primary data were collected by means of semi-structured interviews in two Bihari settlements (camps). This study suggests that Bihari identity has been very problematic and still debatable. Even after 70 years, many Biharis have retained their distinct socio-cultural practices, while other chose assimilation. Nevertheless, their deplorable condition has been intensified by abject poverty, social exclusion and lack of entitlements to services affect their socio-cultural condition.
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This paper investigates basic hygiene and sanitation practices by students of the University of Dhaka. The objective of the study is to understand the nature of hygiene and sanitation practices aiming to find differences in the usual... more
This paper investigates basic hygiene and sanitation practices by students of the University of
Dhaka. The objective of the study is to understand the nature of hygiene and sanitation practices
aiming to find differences in the usual practices between resident and non-resident students.
Gender-based implications are also taken into consideration in the study. The study was
employed in mixed-method approaches. Data were collected following a combination of
quantitative and qualitative approaches from both teachers and students. The research involved
280 inclusive students aging between 18 to 27 years (M = 21.15, SD = 1.41) for the quantitative
study. Of the total, (54.6%) were male, and 45.4% were female. Qualitative data for this study
was collected via phone call interviews. A total of twenty (20) persons were the responders of
in-depth interviews. Findings show that 85.36% of the students wash their hands always before
having their food; 91.79 % of students wash their hands after defecation & 85.71% of them
always maintain regularity in taking a bath. Regularity in cutting is found 59.29% among
students and wearing washed clothes is 71.79%. Sanitation practice section showed that 40.36%
of students use shared toilets. The hygiene and sanitation practice differs significantly regarding
variables sex, residence, family, and socio-economic status of the students. Female students and
students staying at home are 1.992 and 3.745 times more likely to have good hygiene and
sanitation practices than the male students and students residing at the hall, respectively. Among
the students staying at home, students staying in the nuclear family are 3.968 times more likely
to have good practices than the students saying in a joint family. The qualitative study reveals
that the problem with collective sanitation and hygiene practice is more acute within the students
residing in student dormitories. The study also offers a few effective short-term
recommendations to improve the existing status of sanitation and hygiene practices within
students. Since the standard of living has a direct impact on the well-being and, therefore, on the
overall environment of an educational institution, researches of these kinds must be carried out
on a regular basis. This study also opens scopes for further studies on a similar but different and
larger population.
Dhaka. The objective of the study is to understand the nature of hygiene and sanitation practices
aiming to find differences in the usual practices between resident and non-resident students.
Gender-based implications are also taken into consideration in the study. The study was
employed in mixed-method approaches. Data were collected following a combination of
quantitative and qualitative approaches from both teachers and students. The research involved
280 inclusive students aging between 18 to 27 years (M = 21.15, SD = 1.41) for the quantitative
study. Of the total, (54.6%) were male, and 45.4% were female. Qualitative data for this study
was collected via phone call interviews. A total of twenty (20) persons were the responders of
in-depth interviews. Findings show that 85.36% of the students wash their hands always before
having their food; 91.79 % of students wash their hands after defecation & 85.71% of them
always maintain regularity in taking a bath. Regularity in cutting is found 59.29% among
students and wearing washed clothes is 71.79%. Sanitation practice section showed that 40.36%
of students use shared toilets. The hygiene and sanitation practice differs significantly regarding
variables sex, residence, family, and socio-economic status of the students. Female students and
students staying at home are 1.992 and 3.745 times more likely to have good hygiene and
sanitation practices than the male students and students residing at the hall, respectively. Among
the students staying at home, students staying in the nuclear family are 3.968 times more likely
to have good practices than the students saying in a joint family. The qualitative study reveals
that the problem with collective sanitation and hygiene practice is more acute within the students
residing in student dormitories. The study also offers a few effective short-term
recommendations to improve the existing status of sanitation and hygiene practices within
students. Since the standard of living has a direct impact on the well-being and, therefore, on the
overall environment of an educational institution, researches of these kinds must be carried out
on a regular basis. This study also opens scopes for further studies on a similar but different and
larger population.
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This paper investigates basic hygiene and sanitation practices by students of the University of Dhaka. The objective of the study is to understand the nature of hygiene and sanitation practices aiming to find differences in the usual... more
This paper investigates basic hygiene and sanitation practices by students of the University of Dhaka. The objective of the study is to understand the nature of hygiene and sanitation practices aiming to find differences in the usual practices between resident and non-resident students. Gender-based implications are also taken into consideration in the study. The study was employed in mixed-method approaches. Data were collected following a combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches from both teachers and students. The research involved 280 inclusive students aging between 18 to 27 years (M = 21.15, SD = 1.41) for the quantitative study. Of the total, (54.6%) were male, and 45.4% were female. Qualitative data for this study was collected via phone call interviews. A total of twenty (20) persons were the responders of in-depth interviews. Findings show that 85.36% of the students wash their hands always before having their food; 91.79 % of students wash their hands after defecation & 85.71% of them always maintain regularity in taking a bath. Regularity in cutting is found 59.29% among students and wearing washed clothes is 71.79%. Sanitation practice section showed that 40.36% of students use shared toilets. The hygiene and sanitation practice differs significantly regarding variables sex, residence, family, and socioeconomic status of the students. Female students and students staying at home are 1.992 and 3.745 times more likely to have good hygiene and sanitation practices than the male students and students residing at the hall, respectively. Among the students staying at home, students staying in the nuclear family are 3.968 times more likely to have good practices than the students saying in a joint family. The qualitative study reveals that the problem with collective sanitation and hygiene practice is more acute within the students residing in student dormitories. The study also offers a few effective short-term recommendations to improve the existing status of sanitation and hygiene practices within students. Since the standard of living has a direct impact on the well-being and, therefore, on the overall environment of an educational institution, researches of these kinds must be carried out on a regular basis. This study also opens scopes for further studies on a similar but different and larger population.
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Due to its geographical location Satkhira, Shyamnagar Upazila is known as a very vulnerable place. Cyclone and River Erosion is the most common disaster in Satkhira. Every year this low-lying plane area faces extensive damage to life and... more
Due to its geographical location Satkhira, Shyamnagar Upazila is known as a very vulnerable
place. Cyclone and River Erosion is the most common disaster in Satkhira. Every year this low-lying plane area faces extensive damage to life and livelihood due to the devastating cyclone and
river erosions.
This report addresses the major disasters of Shyamnagar Upazila of Satkhira district such as
cyclone, tidal surge, thunderstorm, flood and river erosions along with the linkage of humanitarian
assistance projects & social safety net programs such as Cash for work, EGPP, GR, TR and VGF
etc, which is implemented there by the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief along with
Department of Disaster Management under the government of Bangladesh to reduce their
vulnerability.
This report contains very precise information about the social safety net programs as well as
humanitarian assistance programs that are done by the concerned Ministry in Satkhira District and
Shyamnagar Upazila along with some project-based further recommendations so that these projects
become sustainable and worthy in future and serve the local people at its best.
place. Cyclone and River Erosion is the most common disaster in Satkhira. Every year this low-lying plane area faces extensive damage to life and livelihood due to the devastating cyclone and
river erosions.
This report addresses the major disasters of Shyamnagar Upazila of Satkhira district such as
cyclone, tidal surge, thunderstorm, flood and river erosions along with the linkage of humanitarian
assistance projects & social safety net programs such as Cash for work, EGPP, GR, TR and VGF
etc, which is implemented there by the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief along with
Department of Disaster Management under the government of Bangladesh to reduce their
vulnerability.
This report contains very precise information about the social safety net programs as well as
humanitarian assistance programs that are done by the concerned Ministry in Satkhira District and
Shyamnagar Upazila along with some project-based further recommendations so that these projects
become sustainable and worthy in future and serve the local people at its best.