1,121 research outputs found
A Survey Report on the Garment Workers of Bangladesh
No full textBangladesh is among the five fastest growing economies in the world with an average growth rate of 7.39% (2015-2019) in its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (Ministry of Finance, 2020). Its GDP is nearly USD 317 billion and it is the 41st largest economy of the world (World Bank, 2020). Based on this, the Asian Center for Development (ACD) completed the first comprehensive survey on workers of the garment industry in Bangladesh in 2014 (Haque & Bari, 2015) and reported the impact of this sector in terms of workers’ welfare, women empowerment, and overall socio-economic changes in the workers’ life. Five years later, ACD has conducted this second comprehensive survey on the workers to understand the changes.
The broad objective of the study is to assess the current status of employment in the garments sector and living conditions of the workers and their family members. The specific issues considered in the survey are to assess: (i) The status of employment in the sector (ii) The status of living standards (iii) The status of the environment in the workplace (iv) The status of wages, income, asset, and expenditure (v) The status of women empowermen
Long read: Cities and climate change – improving liveability through impactful research in two cities in South Asia
No full textSolid Waste Management affects each and every individual on the planet. This is of particular relevance in the developing world where increasing population, urbanisation and lack of resources very often make city life unclean, unhealthy and hazardous. Climate change has exacerbated these issues. On the occasion of Earth Day, Mani Nepal and A.K. Enamul Haque discuss the findings of their study, in two cities of Nepal and Bangladesh, that successfully identified the main challenges faced by city administrations in tackling the issue, and impacted on the policies adopted
The Economics of Solid Waste Management and Drainage: A Sustainable Approach for Making South Asian Cities Climate-Resilient
No full textAsian Center for Development completed research on designing policies for solid waste management in two cities in Nepal and in Bangladesh in collaboration with a SANDEE-ICIMOD. The research is funded by IDRC, Canada. This Research Brief is published to disseminate the findings of the study for a larger audience and to demonstrate research into action.
The research led to some changes in the policy formulation at the local and the national level.
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Versatile multi-crop planter for two-wheel tractors: an innovative option for smallholders
No full textThe rapid spread of mechanisation on small farms in Asia has not yet led to the development of a range of low-cost planters for two-wheel tractors (2-WT) that can be used for minimum tillage (Baker et al., 2002). Such planters are needed to develop conservation agriculture (CA) practices on small farms, and in diverse cropping systems they need to be capable of operating in multiple planting modes and with a wide range of crops. The initial 2-WT based developments with zero tillage (ZT); single-pass shallow (up to 60 mm deep) full tillage (SPST), strip tillage (ST) and bed planting (BP) in Bangladesh were reported by Haque et al. (2004 and 2010) and Roy et al. (2009). Despite these promising developments, none of the present planters for 2-WT are capable of planting in all modes of tillage. The aim was to develop a planter that could be used in ZT; SPST; and conventional tillage (CT) with 4 to 8 tillage and 3 to 4 laddering operations by 2-WTs; and to shape permanent beds, when driven by 12-16 HP 2-WTs. A key aim of the development was for a planter on which setting up of blades, row spacing, seed depth and the calibration of seed and fertiliser rates could be accomplished quickly by the operator in the field. Incorporating features from a range of earlier planters for 2-WTs, a Versatile Multi-crop Planter (VMP) was designed with capability for seed and fertilizer application in lines
The evaluation of quality of transformer oil by measuring capacitance
No full textThis thesis report is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2011.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis report.Includes bibliographical references (page 25).Transformer oil plays an important role to keep transformer active and operate efficiently. It keeps transformer cool and works as an insulator between transformer windings and body. Due to arcing, corona discharge, low-energy sparking, severe overloading, pump motor failure and overheating in the insulating system are some of the possible mechanisms of degradation of transformer oil. This problems can increase water content, decrease dielectric strength, increase acidity or neutralization number(NN), increase or decrease interfacial tension (IFT) out of a specific range(40 to 50 dyne/cm), decrease quality index system (QQIN), and rapid increase in the amount of combustible gases, which can decrease the transformer life time and quality of service to consumer. There are several methods to identify and solve this problem. If this problem go in severe condition, it is not possible to solve without replacing by new one. May be there are different methods to check this problem but no specific method to check without taking oil outside the transformer. These methods are very expensive and time consuming. That’s why; our objective is to identify this problems as well as transformer condition without taking the oil outside by measuring the capacitance of the transformer.Mukul AhmedMd. Enamul Haque RakibB. Electrical and Electronic Engineerin
A Technology and Management Perspective on Performance in Private and State-owned Banks – Bangladesh Cases
No full textAbstract Title: Comparative Study Between Private and State-owned Banks: Technology and Management Perspectives Author: Khan, Enamul Haque Supervisor: Catherine Lions Background: Bangladesh is a lower developing country with limited resources and income. In Bangladesh, both private and state-owned banks operate side by side but under dissimilar conditions. State-owned banks are obviously overstaffed but secured by the government guarantee while private banks need to be competitive and profitable to survive. Two major competitive factors are technology innovation and good governance system. Private banks in Bangladesh are providing complete online solutions and function with a decentralized management while state-owned banks behave opposite due to government’s traditional attitude. Therefore it is relevant to explore what the state-owned bank can learn from the private bank so that the former can be more effective and profitable like private banks. Purpose: The purpose is to explore what the state-owned bank can learn from its private competitor. My first purpose is to analyze the functioning of technological improvements that, due to generation change, are vital for banks in developing countries. Secondly, since good governance is necessary for the organization to be efficient, I want to identify the main differences between state-owned and private banks that influence the performance. Finally, how to adapt these issues by state-owned banks to improve the performance is other purpose of this study. Method: Unstructured interviews with qualitative approach were carried by interviewing a private bank and a state-owned bank expertise. Primary data collected through telephone interviews helps to identify the practice in the different ownership systems and how growth factors work. Secondary data works as accelerator of the primary data. Conclusion: I have found that state-owned banks have three major problems are: Poor IT infrastructure, clumsy managerial governance working on regulatory bindings and political influence. To overcome these problems, state-owned banks should try to move towards decentralization of managerial activities and meet the technology standard requirements. Key words: Information Technology (IT), Private Bank, State-owned Bank, Developing Countries, Management, Ownership, Government, Regulation, Politics, Interview, Primary and Secondary Data
Pakistan's internet landscape 2020
No full textAuthor: Jahanzaib Haque ; a report by Bytes for All, Pakista
Human Rights and Democracy: India’s Experience
No full textHuman Rights and Democracy: India’s Experience
Author / Authors : Aynul Haque
Page no. 114- 125
Discipline : Political Science/Polity/ Democratic studies
Script/language : Roman/English
Category : Research paper
Keywords: Human Rights, Democracy, Constitution, violence, crime, corruption and India
The Use and Abuse of Power and Why We Need a Bill of Rights: The AS10 (Terrorism) Amendment Act 2003 (Cth) and the case of R v UI-Haque
No full textThis paper assesses the legislative changes contained in the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2003 (Cth) and their effects, in light of the recent case of R v Ul-Haque. The author argues that this case is significant for a number of reasons: first, it illustrates the extent to which the new powers are open to abuse by ASIO officers. Second, it argues that those powers erode the fundamental legal principles of a democratic state, including the right to silence, the right to adequate legal representation and most importantly, the right of habeas corpus. Third, on the basis of a comparison between the interviews conducted by ASJO and those conducted by the Australian Federal Police, the case demonstrates why it is inappropriate for ASIO to wield detention and interrogation powers. Finally, the author suggests that the case highlights the growing need for a statutory bill of rights on at least two grounds: to ensure that rights are protected at law and to promote civics education
A free-space alignment technique for active optical waveguide components
No full textIn this paper an easy to use free-space alignment technique for the alignment of different active optical waveguide components is reported. This technique has successfully been implemented for the characterization of waveguide photodetectors with an intrinsic layer thickness of 0.15 m. This technique is found to be very reliable and accurate.The work reported in this letter was carried out at Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology (SSUET), Karachi, Pakistan. The author would like to acknowledge the support and contribution of Prof. Dr. Syed Enamul Haque, Dean Faculty of Engineering at SSUET
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