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McDonaldization without a McDonald's: globalization and food culture as social determinants of health in urban Bangladesh

Zaman, Shahaduz; Selim, Nasima; Joarder, Taufique (© Association for the Study of Food and Society 2013, 2013)

Bangladesh is one of the few developing countries where there is no McDonald's and yet the process of “McDonaldization” is in full progress. This paper explores the food consumption practices of a group of affluent ...
Developing effective policy strategies to retain health workers in rural Bangladesh: a policy analysis

Rawal, Lal B; Joarder, Taufique; Islam, Sheikh Md. Shariful; Uddin, Aftab; Ahmed, Syed Masud (© 2015 Rawal et al.; licensee BioMed Central., 2015)

Introduction: Retention of human resources for health (HRH), particularly physicians and nurses in rural and remote areas, is a major problem in Bangladesh. We reviewed relevant policies and provisions in relation to HRH ...
Meaning of death: an exploration of perception of elderly in a Bangladeshi Village

Joarder, Taufique; Cooper, Alicia; Zaman, Shahaduz (© 2014 Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2014-06-25)

The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the perceptions of meaning of death among the elderly in a Bangladeshi community, and to understand how the meaning of death affects one’s overall well-being. Understandings ...