The word “rickshaw” is an abbreviation of the Japanese word “Jinrikisha” or “Rikisha”.[1] In the 1880s‚ the rickshaw began to displace gharries (horse-drawn carriages) as the main mode of cheap transport in Singapore.[2] A comprehensive study of the “rickshaw” in 1921 Singapore necessarily examines rickshaws as a mode of transport‚ as well as an avenue to gain insights into the lives of rickshaw pullers. In the latter sense‚ rickshaws serve to bring the lives of the common people into sharper contrast
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Primate city From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search A primate city is the leading city in its country or region‚ disproportionately larger than any others in the urban hierarchy.[1] A ’primate city distribution’ has one very large city with many much smaller cities and towns‚ and no intermediate-sized urban centres‚ in contrast to the linear ’rank-size distribution’.[2] The ’law of the primate city’ was first proposed by the geographer Mark Jefferson in 1939.[3] He defines
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Market Concentration Index‚ and Bank RiskMeasure are widely used and the same are investigated in the Bangladesh Banking Industry in this study for a period of the last six years. The data comes from the annual reports of individual banks listed in Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and from the Bangladesh bankb published statistics book (Scheduled Banks Statistics). Correlation matrix and stepwise regression have been used for the purpose of data analysis. The analysisfinds that market concentration and bank
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Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller By: Jeffrey Edinger http://www.militarywisdom.net/page7.html http://articles.dailypress.com/keyword/chesty-puller http://militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=5665 http://militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=5665 http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/WorldWarIILeaders/p/World-War-Ii-Korean-War-Lieutenant-General-Lewis-Chesty-Puller.htm http://www.tricitymarines.com/puller.htm http://www.military.com/Content/MoreContent
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Environmental Pollution In Dhaka City Environmental pollution is as old as the civilization itself. It has become a major concern in the last few decades. It is the byproduct of the development of civilization and in fact a price for the progress. The present environmental condition of Bangladesh is not at all equilibrium. Severe air‚ water and noise pollution are threatening human health‚ ecosystems and economic growth of Bangladesh. Air pollution caused due to increasing population‚ burning
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Marketing of Spice Powder in Dhaka City A Case Study on Square Consumer Product Ltd. Nasrin Shah Naaz Senior Lecturer Faculty of Business and Economics Daffodil International University Prince Palaza (6th Floor)‚ 4/2‚ Subahanbagh‚ Mirpur Road‚ Dhaka-1207. Cell: 01713493078 e-mail: nsngold@yahoo.com Fariha Tasnim Lecturer Faculty of Business and Economics Daffodil International University Prince Palaza (6th Floor)‚ 4/2‚ Subahanbagh‚ Mirpur Road‚ Dhaka-1207. Cell: 01190186952 e-mail: tfariha@yahoo
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Pre-Feasibility of Light Rail Transit in Dhaka City 1Ashish Kumer Saha ABSTRUCT: Dhaka‚ the capital‚ administrative and commercial hub of Bangladesh is subjected to acute traffic congestion‚ inadequate traffic management‚ high accident rates and increasing air pollution problems. The deteriorating traffic conditions are affecting the city’s efficiency performance and are being considered as a major impediment for her economic growth and development‚ causing frustration among the residents and prompting
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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY-BANGLADESH Dhaka‚ Bangladesh Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences COURSE OUTLINE I - Course Title: English Writing Skills and Communication (Semester- Fall 2013 ) II - Credit: 3 III – All sections IV - Course Description: The course is designed to study various rhetorical patterns and use their writing skills to develop essays in these patterns. The rhetorical patterns studied in this course are process analysis‚ cause
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TO BE OUR SALVATION? The auto rickshaw is set to enter the mass market as its production soars The economic growth in the Third World since the beginning of the 21st century has been inexorable. It has fuelled a stronger demand for a large range of goods; such as electronics‚ meat and fuel‚ as well as many services; such as healthcare‚ financial planning and legal advice. Among these items is the auto rickshaw‚ also known as the three-wheeler or the motorised rickshaw. It has taken the world by storm
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identified the problems with solar home system in Dhaka city. In spite of significant success of solar home system in the rural sector‚ this new industry is not without its problems which include high cost‚ sub standard solar panels and battery‚ low generation capacity and lack of knowledge about the technology. Our research is limited to the problems faced in acquiring‚ installing and using Solar Home System (SHS) in the residential apartments of urban Dhaka city. This proposed exploratory research is based
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