The old name of DHAKA is JAHANGIRNAGAR. It is the capital and the largest city of Bangladesh. Dhaka is located in the geographic center of the country .With its colorful history and rich cultural traditions‚ Dhaka is known the world over as the city of mosques and muslin. Its fame attracted travelers from far and near throughout the ages. Today it has grown into a mega city of about 10 million people becoming the hub of the nation’s industrial‚ commercial‚ cultural‚ educational and political activities
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Preface Bangladesh is largely ethnically homogeneous. Indeed‚ its name derives from the Bengali ethno-linguistic group‚ which comprises 98% of the population. Bengalis‚ who also predominate in the West Bengal province of India‚ are one of the most populous ethnic groups in the world. Variations in Bengali culture and language do exist of course. There are many dialects of Bengali spoken throughout the region. The dialect spoken by those in Chittagong and Sylhet are particularly
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1. Background $The Ambassador of Bangladesh in Korea‚ Mr. Shahidul Islam‚ visited ASERC (Advanced Ship Engineering Research Centre) in Pusan National University (PNU) and requested me to find a way of establishing a long-term and mutually beneficial collaboration in shipbuilding sector between Korea and Bangladesh. At his request‚ I paid a short visit to Bangladesh from October 12-13‚ 2009. In order to understand the shipbuilding related academic and industrial environment‚ I visited two leading
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ntr Population Services International: The Social Marketing Project in Bangladesh Case Study Analysis Presented to: Mark Lamontagne Course: MKTG-4406 Presented by: Greg Allemano Zac Halwachs Madeline Hensz Alexandra Rivet Akash Sasivarnam Jessie Strickland Thursday‚ March 11th 2010 Table of Contents Executive Summary..............................................................................................................…2 Problem Statement ......
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Objective of the report: The Bangladesh paradox has been one of surprising economic resilience in the face of natural disasters‚ poor governance and political volatility. However‚ a key challenge is whether Bangladesh can move away from an economy that is an impressive underdog‚ to one that can truly join the ranks of the fastest growing economies in the region. Bangladesh has three key attractions for global investors and multinationals: a large base of low-cost labour‚ a large domestic
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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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Entrepreneurship in Bangladesh– Case studies on selected boutiques of Chittagong. i Abstract This is a study on women entrepreneurship in Bangladesh – Case studies on some selected boutiques of Chittagong. There are four parts in this paper. Part 1 is introductory part in which objective‚ methodology & limitation of the study etc topics are discussed. In Part 2 a literature review on women entrepreneurship is discussed. Then Scenario of women entrepreneurship in Bangladesh is also
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2. Explain the links between HR strategy/policy and national/organizational culture. Recent research suggests that the management of human resources has become increasingly important for business success. Employees are said to be one of the most valuable assets to an organization; as a result the effective management of these employees is essential. Management literature has had a tendency to associate human resource management (HRM) with firm performance. It is this link which has been the underlying
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"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. Location and Geography. Bangladesh straddles the Bay of Bengal in south Asia. To the west and north it is bounded by India; to the southeast‚ it borders Myanmar. The topography is predominantly a low-lying floodplain. About half the total area is actively deltaic and is prone to flooding in the monsoon season from May
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Juvenile marriage in Bangladesh Juvenile marriage has long been an issue in many developing countries where poverty‚ lack of education and strong cultural traditions and religious beliefs exist. It is most prevalent in – however not restricted to South Asia‚ especially Bangladesh where studies have shown that the practice of juvenile marriage is most common and severe. Although the legal age of marriage for women in Bangladesh is 18‚ some girls are married off as young as seven years old mainly
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