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Child labor in Bangladesh villages: incidence, correlates and implications
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995-12)
The paper aims to improve our understanding about the prevalence and determinants of child
labor in rural Bangladesh. Data for this study were obtained from 1995 sample survey of 3,809
eligible children aged 5 to 14 years ...
Morbidity prevalence and health care-seeking behavior of BRAC member and non-member households households: evidences from Matlab. Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997)
Understanding the morbidity profile-and health care seeking behaviour of socioeconomic
strata of the community is important for planning and delivery of appropriate health
services, especially for the poor. This paper ...
An analysis of the situation of community schools in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-12)
Contributing towards a strengthening of the government's Universal Primary
Education Programme- Education For All- by the year 2000, has been one of the
important aims of BRAC education programme. To materialize this aim ...
Political commitment of immunization Programme in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998)
Muktagacha: a targeted nutrition project in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-12)
Malnutrition is one of the major public health problems in Bangladesh. Since 1993,
BRAC, a national non-governmental organisation (NGO), has been carrying out a
targeted nutrition project in a thana (sub-district) of ...
HOPE not COMPLACENCY: state of primary education in Bangladesh 1999
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-08)
Micro-credit programs, women's empowerment and change in nuptiality in Bangladesh villages
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998)
Although the fertility impact of micro-credit and women's empowerment programs has received increasing attention
in recent years, the role of credit-based income generating programs on nuptiality in traditional communities ...
Sustainability of Scientific Journals in the developing world with special reference to Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-03)
The study aimed to explore the sustainability issues of journal
publication in Bangladesh. Forty-three journal editors were interviewed,
and 66 current journals were scanned. Findings reveal that 68~1o of the
journals ...
The role of NGOs to improve food security in Bangladesh: the BRAC perspective
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)
Bangladesh is one of the worst food insecure nations in the world today. This paper looks into
some food security issues of the poor, the most food insecure group, particularly with respect to
the role of non-governmental ...
Women's productive role and marital violence in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)
This study assesses the role of women's participation in productive activities in reducing the
risk of marital violence. Data were collected from villages where numerous non-government organizations
(NGOs) had micro-credit ...