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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(Brac University, 2020-05)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs executes and formulates the foreign policy of Bangladesh. This organization represents our nation to many international organizations and provides help to the common citizen of this country. ...
Preparation is the key to face the challenges of Bangladesh
(The Business Standard, 2022-01-20)
Maternal nutritional status mediates the linkage between household food insecurity and mid-infancy size in rural Bangladesh
(Cambridge University Press, 2020-02-27)
Household food insecurity (HFI) is a major concern in South Asia. The pathways by which HFI may reduce child growth remain inadequately
understood. In a cohort study of 12 693 maternal–infant dyads in rural Bangladesh, ...
Teachers’ perception of children’s (6 to 8 years) mental well-being during Covid- 19
(Brac University, 2021-12)
COVID-19 pandemic has significant mental well-being threat among children in Bangladesh. The study explores the teachers’ perception and understanding of COVID-19 on mental well-being and their practices during online ...
Envoy Textiles Limited: A drive to green transition
(Brac University, 2022-04)
Envoy Textiles Limited (ETL) is one of Bangladesh's rising green textile factories and was the
world's first LEED Platinum textile denim manufacturer in 2016. In 2021, ETL exported
45,509,446 tonnes of yarn, fabric, ...
Vitamin D deficiency: characterization of an overlooked health hazard
(Brac University, 2020)
Vitamin D or sunshine vitamin is a hormone precursor, soluble in fat and plays an important role in our body by participating in several endocrine autocrine and paracrine activities. Since it has many pleiotropic health ...
Prevalence and associated factors of underweight, overweight, and obesity Among Bangladeshi adults: An analysis of demographic and health survey 2017-18
(Science Direct, 2021-04-16)
This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of underweight, overweight, and obesity among Bangladeshi adults (≥18 years) using the nationally representative Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey ...
Mothers’ education and the effectiveness of nutrition programmes: Evidence from a matched cross-sectional study in rural Bangladesh
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-10-14)
BRAC Bangladesh trains community health workers to communicate about nutrition in its Maternal, Newborn and Child Health programme. We estimate the programme’s impact on nutrition outcomes among rural Bangladeshi children ...
Introducing urine‑enriched biochar‑based fertilizer for vegetable production: Acceptability and results from rural Bangladesh
(Springer Link, 2022-02-19)
Improved agricultural practices that increase yields and preserve soils are critical to
addressing food insecurity and undernutrition among smallholder farmer families. Urineenriched biochar has been shown to be an ...
Documenting the challenges of conducting research on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of persons with disabilities in a lowand-middle income country setting: Lessons from Bangladesh
(BMJ Journals, 2020-12-17)
Research has shown that persons with disabilities require
greater sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care and
services than persons without disabilities. However, this
need is often neglected in most of the ...