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Achik-Mande manifestation: a cultural reflection of Garo community

Mostofa, Rifat Ara (BRAC University, 2016)

Among all the different groups Garo is one of the major tribes of Bangladesh. They are mainly refugees from Mongolia to this region through Tibet. They also live in The Indian State of Meghalaya. The present population of ...

An action framework of incident command system (ICS) for Bangladesh armed forces in emergency response

Ullah, Md. Ashique Hasan (BRAC University, 2010-09)

The incident command system (ICS) is entirely a management tool which creates a scope for the civil organization to establish a temporary organization which will help them to carry out the emergency response operation ...

Adapting buildings to climate change

Mallick, Fuad Hassan; Mourshed, Monjur

The interdependence and feedback between climate impacts mitigation and adaptation to the inevitable changes in climate are the key challenges for the built environment in the coming decades. These challenges are more ...

The adaptive re-use of Painam nagar

Ahmed, Badruzzahan (BRAC University, 2014)

Painam Nagar is a set of fifty-two abandoned street-front houses once owned by rich Hindu merchant families. It is situated in Sonargaon, the ancient capital of Bengal during the Sultanate Period, at present day 17 miles ...

Agriculture Extension Training Institute Agargaon

Hossain, Nuzhat Jahan (BRAC University, 2014-08)

This paper examines the role of postsecondary agricultural education and training (AET) in Agargaon, Bangladesh in the context of the region’s agricultural innovation systems. Specifically, the paper looks at how AET in ...

Airmen training institute BAF Base Sergeant Zahurul Haque, Patenga, Chittagong

Shadman, kazi (BRAC University, 2018)

Bangladesh Air Force is the ultimate aerial warfare branch of the country. Since the force is the ultimate protector of the sky of the country, their training contains a lot technical, physical and mental exercises and ...

Amelioration: redemption of Hazaribagh through natural solace

Fateha, Hamidah Ashrafi (BRAC University, 2017-08)

“An intense foul smell that burns all the way to the lungs”- is what many think of as the name, Hajaribagh comes. The sole memory of a visit to the place leaves many with a disturbing headache. Yet around 2, 00,000 people ...

Analysis and synthesis of spatial quality in 1/6 gravity of earth- with respect to the moon- with special attention to human physiology and psychological essentials

Halder, Emil Theodore (BRAC University, 2013-04)

"Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon and the truth." - BUDDHA You are on a ship floating in the vast ocean of space. You can fly to the moon and back. And on the moon you sing to break the silence and ...

Analysis of socio-economic condition of environmental refugees in Dhaka

Thakur, Riazul Islam (BRAC University, 2015-12)

Bangladesh and natural disaster are closely related to each other because of the geographical location of it. Natural disaster, affected people by these disasters and migration of these people to urban areas or mega city ...

Application of scientific and indigenous knowledge for flood management in Northwest Bangladesh

Ahmmed, Sohel (BRAC University, 2015)

The present study tries to identify the Indigenous practices of the rural communities. It also focuses to assess their economic condition in relation to livelihood practices. Local people Participation in the research ...