Browsing by Author "Chowdhury, A Mushtaque R."
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Change in health knowledge of Bangladeshi children: five years experience
Nath, Samir Ranjan; Chowdhury, A Mushtaque R. (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-11)This article explores the improvement in the level of health knowledge of Bangladeshi children over a five year period 1993-1998. Data were generated from two nationally representative sample surveys covering respectively ... -
Differentials of the immunization program in rural Bangladesh and the issue of userfee
Kamal, Firoz Mahboob; Hadi, Abdullahel; Chowdhury, A Mushtaque R. (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998)This study investigated some aspects of the sustainability of the immunization program by exploring the association between immunization coverage and price affordability with some selected socioeconomic variables in rural ... -
HOPE not COMPLACENCY: state of primary education in Bangladesh 1999
Chowdhury, A Mushtaque R.; Choudhury, Rasheda K.; Nath, Samir Ranjan (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-08) -
Impact of non-formal primary education on women's autonomy and socialisation in rural Bangladesh: evidence from BRAC villages
Kamal, Firoz M.; Hadi, Abdullahel; Chowdhury, A Mushtaque R. (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-10)This paper investigates the impact of non-formal primary education programme of BRAC on women's autonomy and socialisation. The study was conducted in 87 villages in Manikganj district of central Bangladesh. The data ... -
Jomtien, EFA goals and lessons from the ground : the challenge for the Dakar Conference
Chowdhury, A Mushtaque R.; Choudhury, Rasheda K.; Nath, Samir Ranjan (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)It is now almost ten years since the last World Conference on Education for All (WCEFA), held in Jomtien, Thailand, had called for ensuring basic education to at least 80% of the children. This paper, with latest field ... -
Level and trend of basic education of children in Bangladesh: 1993-1998
Nath, Samir Ranjan; Chowdhury, A Mushtaque R. (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-11)Using data generated through two nationally representative sample surveys, this article explores the trends in the level of basic education of Bangladeshi children. The instrument used for the purpose was based on the ... -
Levels of basic competencies of the BRAC school graduates of 1995 and 1997
Nath, Samir Ranjan; Imam, Syeda Rumnaz; Chowdhury, A Mushtaque R. (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-04)The education programme of BRAC is designed to provide quality basic education to the poor children of Bangladesh. Based on the Declaration of the World Conference on Education, BRAC designed an instrument to measure the ... -
Muktagacha: a targeted nutrition project in Bangladesh
Chowdhury, A Mushtaque R.; Mahmud, Zeba; Chowdhury, Sadia A; Nasser, Kawshiki; Hyder, SM Ziauddin (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-12)Malnutrition is one of the major public health problems in Bangladesh. Since 1993, BRAC, a national non-governmental organisation (NGO), has been carrying out a targeted nutrition project in a thana (sub-district) of ... -
Sustainability of Scientific Journals in the developing world with special reference to Bangladesh
Ahmed, Hasan Shareef; Chowdhury, A Mushtaque R.; Khan, M Shamsul Islam; Ullah, AKM Ahsan (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-03)The study aimed to explore the sustainability issues of journal publication in Bangladesh. Forty-three journal editors were interviewed, and 66 current journals were scanned. Findings reveal that 68~1o of the journals ...