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Malnourishment and sex bias in multidimensional child poverty

Fakir, Adnan M.S. (Department of Economics and Social Sciences (ESS), BRAC University, 2011-08-13)

Evidence of severe malnourishment and anti-female sex bias has been found in the Korail urban slum settlement of Dhaka. The sex bias is reflected in terms of lower growth dynamics, varying degrees of malnourishment and ...
Seasonal migration of labor in the autumn lean period: Evidence from Kurigram district, Bangladesh

Shahriar, Abu Zafar Md; Zeba, Sakiba; A S M Parves, Shonchoy; Parveen, Shaila (Department of Economics and social science, BRAC University, 2006-08)

Seasonal migration of labor in the autumn lean period is an important livelihood strategy for a large number of poor people in Northern Bangladesh. The nature of such migration differs from that of permanent internal ...

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