Introduction to the country: "Bangladesh" is a combination of the Bengali words‚ Bangla and Desh‚ meaning the country or land where the Bangla language is spoken. The country formerly was known as East Pakistan. What is Culture: o The set of shared attitudes‚ values‚ goals‚ and practices that characterizes an institution‚ organization or group. o The sum of attitudes‚ customs‚ and beliefs that distinguishes one group of people from another. o Culture has been taken as constituting
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Benetex Industries Limited Company Background: As a leading Woven / Knit read y-made garments facility (a vertical Knit composite)‚Benetex Industries Ltd. (BIL)‚ a public limited company has established itself in Bangladesh as a prominent supplier of both knit fabrics and knit and woven garments. In 1992‚ the company first started as a private limited company and step by step‚ in 1997- after several expansions and joint ventures‚ the company established a public limited company. Currently‚ over
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Athens Democracy The first person to define democracy was an Athenian leader called Cleisthenes. He called it Demokratia‚ which meant rule by people. In their democracy‚ only male citizens who were older than eighteen could participate. Demokratia gave a strong structure to the Athenian government‚ which served as a model for future governments in the world. The Demokratia had three main institutions. The first one is the Ekklesia‚ which is an assembly in which all qualified citizens could participate
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BANGLADESH BUDGET Growth: the world economy was close to a collapse due to the recent Global economic crisis. However‚ the global economy has turned around and recovered from recession faster than expected. The process and pace of recovery‚ however‚ varied in different regions of the world. In the recovery process‚ the developing Asian economies made remarkable strides. According to the latest forecast‚ the world economic growth is expected to reach 4.2 percent in 2010 whereas it shrank to
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IV WOMEN’S EMPLOYMENT IN BANGLADESH: CONUNDRUMS AMIDST PROGRESS Summary • • • • • • • • • • • Women’s work participation rates have doubled in Bangladesh since 1995 but they are still extremely low at 26 percent. The dramatic growth in women’s employment is led by the health and community service sector. Younger women’s employment has seen the largest increase. Higher education is an important predictor of both entry into the labor market and wages. Micro credit has had direct and indirect
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Rivers of BAngladesh The rivers of Bangladesh mark both the physiography of the nation and the life of the people. About 700 in number‚ these rivers generally flow south. The larger rivers serve as the main source of water for cultivation and as the principal arteries of commercial transportation. Rivers also provide fish‚ an important source of protein. Flooding of the rivers during the monsoon season causes enormous hardship and hinders development‚ but fresh deposits of rich silt replenish the
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Democracy‚ as defined by Polybius‚ was a “regime based on effective rule by the people.” In Polybius’ Histories‚ democracy was not based on each citizen having the ‘right to do whatever they wish or propose’ but true democracy relied on “reverence to the gods‚ succour of parents‚ respect to elders‚ obedience to laws‚ are traditional and habitual‚ in such communities” as well as decisions being decided by the majority. It has been agreed upon by most ancient historians that Rome was not a democracy
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ICT in Health: Bangladesh Is Moving Ahead The Daily Star‚ the famous English daily newspaper in Bangladesh‚ in association with technology and business partners‚ organized a two-day leadership colloquium in Dhaka on 6-7 January 2012 on “ICT in Health.” This was the first colloquium of its kind in the country‚ with both international and national experts discussing the current practice of ICT in health care globally. The global experts further mentioned the Bangladesh’s potential to take the lead
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Democracy is always named and used in the liberal discursive process. But if we refer to history‚ democracy of these days is not the same as democracy decades ago. Thus‚ it is important that democracy is understood as an evolution and not as a static concept. Similarly it is necessary to understand democracy by its principles and not by its practitioners in power. Liberal democracy can be briefly defined as a system of government in which the people rule themselves‚ either directly or indirectly
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The Development of Democracy After the election in 1824‚ the Republican Party began to separate because of industrialization in New England‚ the spread of cotton in the south and westward expansion. The Republicans who were suspicious of having a federal government that was too powerful and wanted more power in the state became Democrats. Republicans that wanted the Federal government to encourage a strong economy became Whigs. Politicians had to start trying to gain the vote of the common man
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