Wetland Resources in Bangladesh Saroar M. Mustafa Concept‚ Types and Status of Wetlands in Bangladesh: The Ramsar Convention (1971) has defined wetlands as - areas of marsh‚ fen‚ peat-land‚ or water‚ whether natural or artificial‚ permanent or temporary‚ with water that is static or flowing‚ fresh‚ brackish or salt‚ including areas of marine water the depth of which at low tide does not exceed six metres. The Ramsar definition of wetlands lumps together a wide range of contrasting habitats
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THE SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SME) IN BANGLADESH: AN OVERVIEW OF THE CURRENT STATUS DR. MOMTAZ UDDIN AHMED VICE CHANCELLOR STATE UNIVERSITY OF BANGLADESH 1.0 The Case for the SMEs The SMEs1 worldwide are recognized as engines of economic growth. The commonly perceived merits often emphasized for their promotion especially in the developing countries like Bangladesh include their relatively high labour intensity‚ dependence on indigenous skills and technology‚ contributions
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FINAL DRAFT National Agriculture Policy 2010 Ministry of Agriculture Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh October 2010 Contents Sl. no. Areas and issues 1 Introduction 2 Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities and Threats of Agriculture Sector 3 Objectives of the National Agriculture Policy 4 Research and Development 5 Agricultural Extension 6 Seeds and Planting Materials 7 Fertilizer 8 Minor Irrigation 9 Mechanisation in Agriculture 10 Agricultural
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ROLE OF SANTINIKETAN SISHUTIRTHA; THE N.G.O ON WHOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF ORPHAN AND OTHER BACKWARD CHILDREN Introduction: Santiniketan Sishutirtha is a non government organization working with the orphan and other children come from backward society. It is a registered society under West Bengal society act. It runs primary and middle school and also a home for the orphan and other poor and backward children. The primary school is now at present is run by the state government under the supervision
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oppression he and his fellow Buddhists were facing. Their plea to end the suffering was caught on camera by a man named Malcom Browne‚ an Associated Press photographer in South Vietnam at the time. Leading up to this point in time‚ leader of South Vietnam‚ Ngo Dinh Diem‚ dedicated South Vietnam to the catholic church‚ when 70-90% of the country was Buddhist (Gale). Lindsay informs readers that religious differences triggered discriminatory laws against all Buddhists‚ which eventually led to Diem banning the
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| | VOL 20 NO 157 REGD NO DA 1589 | Dhaka‚ Thursday‚ March 28 2013 | http://www.fe-bd.com/index.php?ref=MjBfMDNfMjhfMTNfMV85Ml8xNjQ1NzA= | Bangladesh Bank mulls agent banking for financial inclusionM S Siddiqui Agent banking is a financial service offered to customers by a third party on behalf of a financial institution (FI). An agent is an entity that is engaged by an FI to provide specific financial services on its behalf using the agent’s premises. It is an additional delivery channel
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Food Security in Bangladesh Table of content Preface - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i Keynote Paper: Current Food Security and Challenges – Achieving 2015 MDG Milepost Usha Mishra and Sk. A. K. Motahar Hossain - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Food Security in Bangladesh: Food Availability M. M. Rahman and S. I. Khan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Women Empowerment in Bangladesh Introduction: Women’s empowerment is defined as “women’s ability to make strategic life choices where that ability had beenpreviously denied them” (Kabeer 1999). Women empowerment now is often accredited as an important aim of international development policies‚ and many donor agencies include women’s empowerment in their development strategies. Although empowerment is often conceptualized as a process (Cueva Beteta 2006; Kabeer 2001; Malhotra and Schuler 2005)‚ most
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the opportunity from which we have achieved a lot of practical experience. At the very outset‚ I would like to express my deep respect to my honorable instructor‚ K.M. Zahidul IslamLecturer of Economics‚ Business school‚ Independent University‚ Bangladesh‚ for giving his valuable time and all the necessary guidance. His continuous support has inspired us to make a more feasible report based on in depth analysis. . Though this report suffers from many shortcomings‚ we have exerted my best efforts
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Earthquake is one of the major natural hazards in Bangladesh like many other countries threatening life‚ property‚ and economic well being. Bangladesh is an earthquake-prone country. Historical seismic catalogues (ISET‚ 1993) reveal that Bangladesh has been affected by earthquake disasters since ancient times. Although in recent past no major earthquake has affected this country‚ a major event may affect the country any moment. As Bangladesh is the world’s most densely populated area‚ any future
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