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Memories of the partition and the formation of identities
(Brac University, 2019-12)
The story of the Partition serves as the origin story of the modern Indian sub continent and continues to be relevant in the context of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. Communal differences among the citizens of these three ...
Coping mechanism of informal trading enterprises in adverse situation: a case study of street vendors in the Narayanganj City, Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2021-06)
Street vendors operate their economic activity despite routine extortions and harassment. Eviction policy however dislodges these petty traders throwing them in uncertainty of earning an income for living. This was evident ...
Ontological formation of the Otaku subculture and subjects in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2016-04)
Malnourishment and sex bias in multidimensional child poverty
(BRAC University, 2011-08-13)
Evidence of severe malnourishment and anti-female sex bias has been found in the Korail urban slum settlement of Dhaka. The sex bias is reflected in terms of lower growth dynamics, varying degrees of malnourishment and ...
Travails of an Insider: An Inside View on the Social Place of Mental Wellbeing
(Brac University, 2019)
Psychiatric illnesses are certainly no elusive phenomena, though continuing to be a
seldom conversed taboo. Societal neglect does not make it simple to treat patients and it need
not be mentioned that it is diametrically ...
Analytical foundations of Micro-Meso-Macro linkages in poverty monitoring: a case from Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2004-08)
Although there is a significant amount of research going on in the field of poverty monitoring in the entire South Asian region, there is still no uniform mechanism in poverty monitoring system that will track poverty both ...
Economic development and female labour participation in SAARC countries: a test of the U-shape hypothesis
(Brac University, 2019-03)
The paper explores whether there exists U shaped hypothesis among the 8 SAARC countries. It first looks at the SAARC nations by implementing the fixed effects model and then analyses the countries individually to see if ...
Development regimes in south Asia: History and the governance conundrum
(BRAC University, 2005-08)
Until recently, regimes governing development occupied definite territories that delineated their relevant populations and identified authoritative leadership with distinct cultural boundaries. But development regimes today ...
The mathar orna and authority among middle-class Bangladeshi women: Personal reflections on a collective phenomenon
(Brac University, 2022-05)
This thesis explores the socio-cultural aspects of veiling among middle-class Bangladeshi
women, especially the mathar orna. The subtle yet powerful maneuvering qualities of this
specific form of veiling work to ensure ...
Evolution of food consumption patterns in upper middle-class Dhaka and how it shaped individuals and their relations to others
(Brac University, 2021)
Food is an integral part of human life. What once was a mere form of sustenance, now embodies cultural values, markers of class and status, identity, and the imprint of change and development. As the economy of Bangladesh ...