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Water quality tests and behavioral factors of child diarrhoea in Dhaka slums
(BRAC University, 2007)
Diarrhoeal disease is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in less developed countries, especially among children aged 0-5 years. It is a symptom of infection caused by a host of bacterial, viral and parasitic ...
The economic impact of E-commerce
(BRAC University, 2005)
E-commerce has a significant impact on business costs and productivity. E-Commerce has a chance to be widely adopted due to its simple applications. Thus it has a large economic impact. It gives the opportunity for “boundary ...
Perceptions of mental illness among adolescents in Bagnibari village
(BRAC University, 2012-12)
Introduction: Mental illnesses have a large impact on a society, affecting economic productivity and bearing potential for destabilization of a society. About 16% of the population in Bangladesh suffers from mental illness. ...
Trade and poverty allevation: The case of Bangladesh apparel sector
(BRAC University, 2004)
Least developed countries beset with poverty are liberalizing trade policies with growth objectives. Trade contributions to economic growth are established, but impacts of liberalized trade policies on poverty have not ...
Glimpse on child labor: a study on child labor situation in Dhaka city corporation area
(BRAC University, 2007)
The prevalence of child labor has, in recent years, become a serious problem throughout the world and especially in many poor developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Being one of the most densely populated ...
Indictment of misogyny on mary wollstonecraft and Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain
(BRAC University, 2004)
Wollstonecraft’s supreme honour of being the mother of western feminism has been questioned by an indictment of misogyny by Susan Gubar; a similar charge of misogyny could potentially be made against the proto-feminist ...
Context specific safe water supply technologies for vulnerable climatic and geomorphologic areas of Bangladesh
(© 2016 Published by BRAC University, 2016)
The detection of arsenic in shallow groundwater threatens groundwater based water supply in
Bangladesh. Seawater encroachment in coastal aquifers is another major problem for the
availability of fresh water. On the other ...
Information system adoption and usage: validating UTAUT model for Bangladeshi SMES
(BRAC University, 2012)
Small and medium enterprises (SME) are an integral part of any country’s economy. Therefore,
their existence, operational efficiency and effectiveness must be ensured. Implementation of
information system (IS) in business ...
Teaching language from literature background: bringing the best of two worlds
(BRAC University, 2006)
Teaching English Foundation courses at the undergraduate level by teachers from literature background is a common scenario in the private universities of Bangladesh. Though there have been debates regarding the appropriateness ...
Denaturalizing shakespeare : a feminist appraisal of Antony and Cleopatra and taming of the shrew
(BRAC University, 2010)
This article argues that despite reflecting the age-old man-made ideas about race, gender, female sexuality and power, Shakespeare‟s plays suggest themselves to be at odds with patriarchal gender assumptions. The chosen ...