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Factors influencing women’s decision to choose their career
(BRAC University, 2017)
Female employment plays an important role in development of any country. Involvement of women in workforce helps socio-economic progress of a country. Participation of women in work force can change the dynamics of entire ...
The world is watching: An analysis of the professional wrestling fandom in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2022-05)
This thesis explored the professional wrestling fandom in Bangladesh to locate class divisions
within the fandom that give birth to different subsets of fans known as smarks and marks. These
fans and their experiences ...
An exploration of makeup and all its possibilities through the lived and learned experiences of upper/middle class women in Dhaka
(Brac University, 2022)
This paper aims to dive into the makings of a makeup culture among women from upper/middle groups as learned through online sources. This culture has shaped consumer patterns, class identity and superiority and has contributed ...
Gender Wage Differentials and Intrinsic Motivations: An Empirical study on Nonprofits
(Brac University, 2022-07)
Conducting a Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition technique and a modified Recentered Influence
Function quantile regression using the Bangladesh Labour Force Survey 2016-17, the paper
estimates the gender wage differential ...
Tea workers movement: for land & for identity
(BRAC University, 2016-12)
A burst out such as Chunarughat tea workers reminds us about the struggle against the anti-colonial oppression from the below much of which remained hidden or ignored in the mainstream media. The slogans carried out by the ...
An account of anxiety and consumption in the Bengali affluent middle class
(Brac University, 2019)
In this research, I attempt to unpack the concept of anxiety surrounding consumption of the Bangladeshi ‘middle class.’ My hypothesis is that class identities of this group are indistinguishably linked with their consumption. ...
Does the adoption of solid cooking fuel contribute to adverse child health outcomes? A Propensity Score Matched (PSM) analysis from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, 2011- 2018
(Brac University, 2022-11)
Low birth weight and severe respiratory infections in children are just two of the
acknowledged negative health impacts of household air pollution caused by the use of solid
fuels for cooking, which is still a serious ...
Resistance of rap: an ever struggling battlefield in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2018-12)
The thesis explores the relationship of rap and resistance among youth in urban Bangladesh, situated in a transnational context. I first show how rap, a global phenomenon, becomes localized and gains its resistive nature ...
Being with the ‘Other’: inter-religious marriages in Bangladesh
(BRAC Univeristy, 2016-08)
Inter-religious marriage is one of the rarest research topics seen in Bangladesh till today.
However, „rare research‟ does not mean that such marriages are not taking place. In Bangladesh,
inter-religious marriage is ...
Exploring the relationship between inflation and economic growth: A panel data study on South Asia
(Brac University, 2022-07)
Inflation and economic growth are two very important macroeconomic variables that stir a lot
of interest. This paper explores the relationship between inflation and growth for six countries
in South Asia, namely ...