Browsing Master of Development Studies (MDS) Program by Title
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Accessing to the contraception among educated urban youth
(BRAC University, 2018)Every year, a significant segment of population is entering into adult life in Bangladesh; this population is vulnerable to their overall reproductive health. Bangladesh does not have any nationally representative data, ... -
Barriers of women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh
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Channeling commercial fund to NGO-MFIs: a case study of Bank-NGO linkage programme of Sonali Bank
(BRAC University, 2004-07)Bangladesh has the largest and most vibrant micro finance industry in the world, which is greatly appreciated for its contribution in the reduction of poverty in the country. This industry, however, is encountering funding ... -
Climate change and urban resilience: a study on the city of Dhaka
(BRAC University, 2018-09)Among all Asian cities, Dhaka is the most vulnerable to climate change impacts having lower adaptive capacity, higher exposure and higher sensitivity. For its huge urban poor population a variable and unpredictable climate ... -
Corporate social responsibility in apparel industry in Bangladesh : a labour standard perspective
(BRAC University, 2008-12)Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the business firms and enterprises has evolved as an indispensable part for greater business and economic successes. In the context of free market economy, corporations are increasingly ... -
Developing a new micro credit product based on conjoint analysis
(BRAC University, 2007-12)Presently most of the microfinance providers follow qualitative methods for product development, therefore in most of the cases products were developed without knowing how much utility it is going to provide to a customer. ... -
Development initiative through partnership
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Environment and business relations in Urban SMEs- A study on Mirpur Benarashi Palli
(BRAC University, 2007-01)The concept of environmentally responsible business has the intention of promoting conscious involvement by the individual business clusters in developing and maintaining guidelines relating to environmental development ... -
An exploration of the assessment for English (compulsory) at the Secondary School Certificate Examination of Dhaka Board
(BRAC University, 2008-12)This dissertation examines some imbedded problems of our assessment procedures at the secondary level education. The whole study was based on the English teachers who examined the answer script of the SSC English papers ... -
An explorative study on Features of microinsurance schemes conplementing poverty alleviation role of microfinance and microinsurance service delivery mechanisms selected microfinance institutes (MFIs) in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2007-02)The main objective of the study is to explore the features of a number of existing micro insurance schemes complementing poverty alleviation role of microfinance and microinsurance service delivery mechanisms followed by ... -
An exploratory study of Slum Development projects in Dhaka city: a case study of UBSDP and WATSAN
(Masters of Development studies, BRAC University, 2007-01)Bangladesh has one of the highest rates of growth of urban population at over 6 percent per annum over the last three decades compared to the national population growth rate of about 1.67 percent (Fourth decennial population ... -
Forest governance at the local level: a study on social forestry institution in Dhaka forest division, Bangladesh
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Impact of changing bridal selection criteria on women's empowerment in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2013)A woman I girl is usually it burden for it family in our country.Generally no mother or father feels happy if they give birth of a baby girl.Then and then they start to do worry for the baby if it is not have fair skin ... -
Impact of market oriented maize cash crop production on house-hold food security: Bangladesh perspective
(BRAC University, 2016-08)Farming households from some parts of Bangladesh have increasingly been taking up maize production through efforts of a development project called Katalyst as there is huge demand in the national market for maize grains ... -
Indigenous knowledge & natural disaster preparedness in char land of Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2007-12)Since the 1970s, evidence that local knowledge and practices can help implementing organisations to improve disaster preparedness activities has grown; notwithstanding this evidence, the marginalisation of local knowledge ... -
Involuntary resettlement in Jamuna bridge project: impoverishment risks and reconstruction measures
(BRAC University, 2007-01)Development projects often entail displacement of population. Every year millions of people in the world are involuntarily displaced due to infrastructure building programs. The affected population is seldom properly ... -
The livelihood dependency of Khasia community on betel leaf cultivation at Lawachara National park, Moulavibazar
(BRAC University, 2008-10)Declaration of an area as "protected" is known to threaten the livelihoods of forest dependent communities. In Bangladesh - as in most developing countries - the livelihoods of forest dwellers are largely dependant on ... -
A microhistory of a mass mobilisation: Peasant agency and solidarity in the 1990 anti-shrimp movement of polder 22, Khulna
(Brac University, 2020-09)Karunamoyee Sarder was killed in November, 1990 while leading a protest against shrimp aquaculture in Polder 22 of Paikgacha, Khulna, Bangladesh. Karunamoyee and other landless protestors were attacked with guns and ... -
Performance of EPZs in Bangladesh: special focus on backward linkages
(BRAC University, 2004-07)Export Processing Zone (EPZ) has turned out to be a widely used instrument of export expansion and outward orientation by developing countries. These zones are established, often as enclaves, to attract foreign investment ... -
Prolonged digital screen effect on preschool children: an analysis from the perception of parents of Dhaka
(Brac University, 2018)Availability of devices with display screen are increasing rapidly even in developing countries like Bangladesh. Little or no concern is usually given to regulate a healthy guidelines for children’s device use. Parents are ...
