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Impact of climate change: a study of people living at char
(BRAC Univeristy, 2016)
Gajar Nouka”: an exploratory look into Dhaka middle class’ youth’s relationship to cannabis use
(Brac University, 2018-12)
This thesis explores cannabis use among people who are in the age group of 18-30 years old and self-identifying to be of the middle class, based in Dhaka. It places cannabis use in a broader light of the local political ...
The role of educational institutions in identity development
(BRAC University, 2019-05)
The main aim of this thesis was to study how different institutions play different roles to develop identity of human beings, in a given society. In this thesis I have studied the impact of schools on the identity formation ...
A study on the identity formation of tea garden workers: stories curtained in the narrative of development
(Brac University, 2019-09)
Shreemangal is one of themost popular tourist spots in Bangladesh. Shreemangal is known as the land of tea. At the entrance, there is a statue of a woman plucking tea leaves in a basket which is tied to her head. This same ...
An inquiry into the happiness of nations: a macroeconomic analysis
(BRAC University, 2012-08-14)
This paper investigates the concept of national happiness and examines the existing literature on happiness and its causes, before using recently released data from the United Nations to construct a model that explains ...
Construction of the Hijra identity
(BRAC University, 2016-12)
The purpose of this research paper was to be able to discern the various focal points that consist in the building of the hijra identity. The paper required a study of the different spaces in a Hijra's life, such as religion, ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...