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Towards employability and better livelihood: An evaluation of BRAC’s skills development initiative
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2016-10)BRAC initiated Skills Training for Advancing Resources (STAR) as a pilot project in 2012 with the aim to provide skill development opportunities to urban youth for securing better employment. Several rounds of quantitative ... -
Towards improvingthe effectiveness of the public procurement rules of Bangladesh:lessons from the United Nations procurement manual
(BRAC University, 2018-10)Bangladesh is a country that has already been graduated as developing country. It needs robust and sustained economic growth in order to maintain that economic position. To this end, for bringing out discipline in the ... -
Towards Sustainable Development Goals: Indexing the performance of Bangladesh in achieving the MDGs
(BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2015-11)The study evaluated the performance of regions in Bangladesh, both across divisions and districts, in their attainment of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Based on the data from the Multiple Cluster Survey and applying ... -
TQM in Roads and Highways Department; Evaluate an approach-how it improves the performance of supply chain to its organization
(Brac University, 2020-08)The Roads and Highways Department is a government organization under the Road Transport and Highways Division of the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges. RHD is responsible to enhance the traffic capacity and safety ... -
Training of civil servants in Afghanistan: a case study Of Independent Directorate Of Local Governance (IDLG), Kabul
(Brac University, 2020-02)Building capacity of civil servants is very important to sustain development both economic and social. However, having a proper match of trainings required, courses and curriculum, effective delivery mechanisms and other ... -
Training the disadvantaged youth and labour market outcomes: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2018-10)This paper estimates the effects of a youth training program in Bangladesh on labour market outcomes. The program provides on-the-job and classroom training to the disadvantaged and unemployed youth. On-the-job training ... -
Transparency, efficiency, competitiveness and compliance of PPA 2006 &PPR 2008: a case study on BCIC based on KPIs
(BRAC University, 2015-11)Transparency, efficiency, competitiveness and free & fair competition are inevitable objectives to be ensured in the procurement using public funds in the government sector of Bangladesh. The present study was undertaken ... -
The transportation logistics in Supply Chain Management and RMG sector in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2018-03)Transportation plays a vital role in Bangladesh's RMG sector. Transport operations determine the capability of product transportation.The advancement in technology and management foundations has increased mobile loads, ... -
Trends in land use and evalutin of land use policy of Bangladesh: a case study of Muradpur Mouza of Chittagong metropolitan city
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Ultra poor and asset transfer in Urban setting: Evidence from slums in Bangladesh
(Wiley Online Library, 2016-08-09)We use cross-sectional data to assess the impact of the programme on livelihood where propensity score matching technique has been adopted in analysing the data. Results show that programme participants' self-employment, ... -
The under reporting of women’s economic activity in Bangladesh: An examination of official statistics
(BRAC Development Institute (BDI), 2011-02)In Bangladesh, women are engaged in a variety of economic activities ranging from homestead based expenditure saving activities to outside paid work. However, women’s work always remains under-reported, especially women’s ... -
Understanding alternative dispute resolution for the rural women in Bangladesh: Some illustrations from BRAC HRLS rogram
(2010-10)During the last decade, Alternative Disputes Resolution (ADR) gained enormous currency in the rural development arena as an informal justice institution in Bangladesh, and BRAC’s HRLS Program has contributed in the domain ... -
Understanding the First and Second Digital Divides in Rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2020-12)Differences in individuals’ access to internet infrastructure refer to the first-level digital divide, whereas differences in an individual’s online skills and internet usage refer to the second-level digital divide. ... -
Union parishad and poverty reduction strategies at the local level: A study of governance failure
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Unique Designers Limited “Knitwear Industry Management” in RMG: An analysis for Unique Designers Limited
(Brac University, 2021-05-25)This report is all about Knitwear Industry Management. The objective of this internship program is to learn practical operating skills of the industry also practice & apply what we had learned during the PGD-KIM course. ... -
Universe Synthetic Limited
(Brac University, 2021-06-09)This report has been prepared on the basis of my three months practical experience of internship period in my working department HR, Admin and Compliance of Universe Synthetic Ltd. This internship helped me to have a ... -
Urban mobility & inequality in public services in Dhaka city: An analysis of accessibility of transportation for people with disabilities (Pwds)
(Brac University, 2019-12)Dhaka city lacks accessible, available, acceptable, reliable, safe, comfortable and affordable transportation system for people with disabilities creating barriers to their mobility. The study, through secondary sources, ... -
Use of Facebook and its impact on the university students in Dhaka: an exploratory analysis
(Brac University, 2019-09)With the recent technological revolution internet and social networking sites have come to the fingertips of to the world citizens. which is the most widely used social network, which has been used for recreational, leisure ... -
Using change rankings to understand poverty dynamics: Examining the impact of CFPR/TUP from community perspective
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division and Aga Khan Foundation Canada, 2006-09)Studies of poverty dynamics relying solely on household income-expenditure surveys can yield noisy results, overestimating transient poverty and underestimating persistence of poverty, especially among the poorest. In this ... -
Value chain analysis of potato in selected areas of Bogra and Munshigonj districts of Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2016-06)Potato plays a significant role in increasing food security and income of the farmers of Bangladesh. It is an important vegetable for its commercial and nutritional value in the world as well as in Bangladesh. The value ...