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The Role of Microfinance in Household Livelihood Adaptation in Satkhira District, Southwest Bangladesh
(World Development Vol. xx, pp. xxx–xxx, 2017 0305-750X/ Ó 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd., 2017-04-01)There is increasing interest in the potential of microfinance to foster climate change adaptation. However, existing liter-ature over-relies upon theoretical arguments rather than empirical evidence, and until now the ... -
Shrimp and coastal adaptation: on the politics of climate justice
(Climate and Development, 2017-03-24)Strategies for climate change adaptation are contingent on normative analyses of ideal development outcomes and possible futures. Competing visions for the future thus result in adaptation programmes that benefit some while ... -
Mangrove management for climate change adaptation and sustainable development in coastal zones
(ournal of Sustainable Forestry, 2017-06-12)Due to their prevalence in developing countries and the range of ecosystem services they provide, projects aimed at promoting man-groves align with several of the UN Sustainable Development Goals—specifically Goals 13, 14, ... -
Tobacco control environment: cross-sectional survey of policy implementation, social unacceptability, knowledge of tobacco health harms and relationship to quit ratio in 17 low-income, middle-income and high-income countries
(British Medical Journal(BMJ), 2017-03-01)Abstract Objectives This study examines in a cross-sectional study ‘the tobacco control environment’ including tobacco policy implementation and its association with quit ratio. Setting 545 communities from 17 high-income, ... -
Fruit, vegetable, and legume intake, and cardiovascular disease and deaths in 18 countries (PURE): a prospective cohort study
(The Lancet, In press, 2017-11-04)Summary Background The association between intake of fruits, vegetables, and legumes with cardiovascular disease and deaths has been investigated extensively in Europe, the USA, Japan, and China, but little or no data ... -
Availability and affordability of blood pressure-lowering medicines and the effect on blood pressure control in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: an analysis of the PURE study data
(The Lancet 2, 2017-09-01)Background Hypertension is considered the most important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, but its control is poor worldwide. We aimed to assess the availability and affordability of blood pressure-lowering ... -
Prognostic validation of a non-laboratory and a laboratory based cardiovascular disease risk score in multiple regions of the world
(BMJ Journals(Heart), 2017-10-24)Objective To evaluate the performance of the non-laboratory INTERHEART risk score (NL-IHRS) to predict incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) across seven major geographic regions of the world. The secondary objective was ... -
Organizational Learning, Transformational Leadership and Quality Improvement of Library Services With Special Reference To IUB
(Library, Independent University, Bangladesh, 2003-12-22)The word “LIBRARY” is derived from the Latin liber, meaning, “book”. The library actually precedes the book, as collections of clay tablets, papyruses, and scrolls were housed in libraries long before the concept of the ... -
SAARC Regional Innovative Library Training Program
(Library, Independent University, Bangladesh, 2016-05-12)New technology is being developed all the time so it is not sufficient to run a one off training session for any individuals of a particular unit of the organization to keep them updated. Realizing the ... -
Presentation on Japan’s Global Economic Strategy
(Library, Independent University, Bangladesh, 2008-02-01)Mohd. Humayun Kabir Roll 07, Session 2006-2007 Master in Japanese Studies Japan Study Center University of Dhaka Implementing Strategy Trade Investment and Economic Cooperation -
Teach Yourself NIHONGO
(Anwar Faridee MAGNUM OPUS, 2008-06-01)In Japanese, Japan is called Nihon or Nippon, and the Japanese language is called “Nihon-go” or "Nippon-go" (-go means language). The Japanese language is very different from English and most other European languages. ... -
Visiting Ashoka University
(Library, Independent University, Bangladesh, 2017-12-01)Visiting Ashoka University: A Unique Opportunity for Learning & Sharing Experiences Mohammad Humayun Kabir Deputy Librarian (Reference Services) Asfia Begum Assistant Librarian (Circulation & Serial Management -
Tagore and Nazrul Islam: Vision & Poetry
(Kazi Nazrul Islam and Abbasuddin Ahmed Research & Study Centre, Independent University, Bangladesh, 2014-05-01)Nazrul Islam is a multi-vocal poet singing of raw life. The turbulence of his life j reflected in the rebellious streaks of his songs written for live audiences. He i$a rebels lover, a devotee of the Prophet and a kindred ... -
Nazrul — the Humanist
(Kazi Nazrul Islam and Abbasuddin Ahmed Research & Study Centre, Independent University, Bangladesh, 2014-05-01)From the day I was bom and came to be aware about personalities that my family always looked up to and respected, Tagore and Nazrul were always in the first row, the WIPs. Their photos were donned on the wall and a third ... -
The Mystic in the Rebel
(Kazi Nazrul Islam and Abbasuddin Ahmed Research & Study Centre, Independent University, Bangladesh, 2014-05-01)Though popularly labelled as the Rebel poet of Bengal, Nazrul had been digging ceaselessly into the esoteric depth of his Seif and Soul, both taken as complementary to each other in the form of individual and universal ... -
‘Khoon’ in Bengali Literature
(Kazi nazrul Islam and Abbasuddin Ahmed Research & Study Centre, Independent University, Bangladesh, 2014-05-01)Ever since Nazrul married Promila, a section of Hindu and Brahma poets and writers were up in arms against him and they became even more aggressive in the days of Bangladesh’s communal riots. Certain remarks of Rabindranath ... -
An Approach to Change Management in Higher Education: Developed Country Perspective
(School of Business, Independent University, Bangladesh, 2009-01-01)This article is an endeavour to show that organisational learning is linked to organisational performance in higher education sector. This study is the outcome of an exploratory research. It has reviewed literature related ... -
Lean Production Practices in Bangladesh: An Investigation into the Extent of Practices in the Bangladeshi Garment Companies
(School of Business, Independent University, Bangladesh, 2009-01-01)Lean Production has overcome the perception of being another management fad. An increasing number of organizations in developing countries are implementing lean production in order to generate improvements in performance ... -
Social Capital and Women Entrepreneurship in Bangladesh
(School of Business, Independent University,Bangladesh, 2009-01-01)On July 22, 2003, Dukhimon Begum, a 40-year old mother of four from Durgapur Upazila (an administrative unit of northern Bangladesh) of the Rajshahi district in the northern part of the country, quarreled with her ... -
Book Review: Kareithi, Peter and Nixon Karethi. Untold Stories; Economics and Business Journalism in African Media, eds. (Johannesburg South Africa: Wits University Press), 2005, xii + 275 pages
(School of Business, Independent University, Bangladesh, 2009-01-01)The business press plays a key role in the overall development of a nation’s economy. This is evident in the widespread use of a business press in virtually all developed nations. The necessity of collecting, analyzing and ...
