476 research outputs found
Our Work Will Be Far, and the Roads Are Unsafe: Housing Insecurity through an Intersectional Lens
No full textHousing insecurity has implications for the lives of Muslim migrant domestic workers not only in the context of shelter and economic distress but also in relation to care, violence, religious freedom, and labour rights. Drawing on data from focus group discussions and interviews with domestic workers living under the threat of eviction in the Indian city of Gurugram, the chapter aims to understand how gender, migrant status, religious identity, and class intersect to create distinct patterns of vulnerability and resilience in the context of housing insecurity. Actors such as the state and the employers exercise power in varied ways in these women's lives as they navigate the eviction process. Our findings highlight four themes: Working class women see housing as gendered safety for themselves and their loved ones. Domestic workers see housing as central to their right to rest. For migrant Muslim women, housing security also offers protection for their religious freedom. Finally, housing security offers women the ability to foster community. These micro level insights about domestic workers' experiences of housing insecurity point to larger systemic issues such as hostile working conditions, absence of legislative protection, lack of state accountability and gendered and casteist violence in an environment where care is increasingly privatized. The chapter discusses the implications and potential interventions to promote equitable and inclusive urban development, specifically for vulnerable groups. © 2026 selection and editorial matter, Hebatallah Adam and Abul Hasnat Monjurul Kabir; individual chapters, the contributors. All rights reserved
Suppl_Material - Pharmacokinetics and Bioavailability Study of a Prednisolone Tablet as a Single Oral Dose in Bangladeshi Healthy Volunteers
No full textSuppl_Material for Pharmacokinetics and Bioavailability Study of a Prednisolone Tablet as a Single Oral Dose in Bangladeshi Healthy Volunteers by Tafsir Bashar, Mohd Nazmul Hasan Apu, Md Shaki Mostaid, Md Saiful Islam, and Abul Hasnat in Dose-Response</p
sj-docx-1-smo-10.1177_20503121211042209 – Supplemental material for Prevalence of CYP2C19 and ITGB3 polymorphisms among Bangladeshi patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-smo-10.1177_20503121211042209 for Prevalence of CYP2C19 and ITGB3 polymorphisms among Bangladeshi patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention by Md Rabiul Islam, Tasnova Tasnim Nova, NAM Momenuzzaman, Sikder Nahidul Islam Rabbi, Ishrat Jahan, Thomas Binder, Mohammad Safiqul Islam, Abul Hasnat and Zabun Nahar in SAGE Open Medicine</p
Abul Mansur Ahmed Research Essay 2023
No full textThis is a research essay submitted to the 'Abul Mansur Ahmed Smriti Parishad' in 2023 for primary selection for publication, however, in the end, it was decided by the author not to publish it in the local publisher's policy. Thus the author holds the sole copyright of this article and possesses intellectual property of the work and wishes to publish it in future in reputable platforms.An Intellectual Work on Abul Mansur Ahmed produced by Naywaz Shari
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad: The Social Reformer
No full textThis paper discusses the contribution of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad towards development of education in the country. The author remarked that, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad emphasized on the speedy progress of adult education and observed that without education, electorate democracy could not perform the functions expected of it
Allegory images with text in painting toward the political context and human consciousness
No full textResearch report on Bengla OCR training and testing methods
No full textIncludes bibliographical references (page 6-7).In this paper we present the training and
recognition mechanism of a Hidden Markov Model (HMM) based multi-font Optical Character Recognition (OCR) system for Bengali character. In our approach, the central idea is to separate the
HMM model for each segmented character or word. The system uses HTK toolkit for data preparation, model training and recognition. The Features of each trained character are calculated by applying the Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) to each pixel value
of the character image where the image is divided into several frames according to its size. The extracted features of each frame are used as discrete probability distributions which will be given as input parameters to each HMM model. In the case of recognition, a model for each separated character or word is built up using the same approach. This model is given to the HTK toolkit to perform the recognition using the
Viterbi Decoding method. The experimental results show significant performance over models using neural network based training and recognition systems.Md. Abul Hasna
Prevalence and determinants of malnutrition among reproductive aged women of rural Bangladesh
No full textMalnutrition among the rural Bangladeshi women of reproductive age is still very high. This high prevalence attributes to a range of adverse health consequences on the women and their offspring. A total of 2341 women aged between 20 and 45 years residing in the study area were
interviewed in this cross-sectional study. Information on socioeconomic variables, nutritional status, and pregnancy-related history was obtained using interviewer administered questionnaire. A total of 34% of the reproductive aged rural women suffer from malnutrition. A multivariate analysis shows association between malnutrition and monthly household income, history of taking oral contraceptive, current pregnancy status, and history of breastfeeding. The final regression model shows a statistically significant decreasing trend in malnutrition status with increasing income (P for trend <.001). The economic and health consequences of malnutrition in this group of women are enormous. National nutritional program should target this women group for any intervention with a special priority
Developing strategies for effective financial monitoring of sub-recipients of icddr,b
No full textThis internship report is submitted in a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Business Administration, 2015.Cataloged from PDF version of Internship report.The study provides an internal analysis and SWOT analysis of Finance Services of icddr,b and develops strategies to overcome the shortcomings focusing on Grants and Compliance Unit of Finance Services. The primary and secondary sources of data are collected mainly from the Finance Department. OMB Circular A-133 Single Audit 2013 conducted by KPMG, Bangladesh identified that icddr,b did not maintain a list of allowable and unallowable expenditures to be charged to each project to provide reasonable assurance that costs of goods and services charged to Federal Awards are allowable and in accordance with OMB Circular A-122. The audit also identified that icddr,b did not have official policies and procedures for sub-recipient monitoring. The OMB A-133 audit findings are reported to Federal government and become public record, distributed to all Federal Agencies through a clearing house. Federal and Non-Federal sponsors look at A-133 as a ‘report card’ of how icddr,b spend their money. Therefore, there is a possibility of risk to loss or shrinkage of federal and non-federal funds due to non-compliance and break of trust on icddr,b. In addition, the reputation of icddr,b would be threaten because of publishing the shortcomings of internal control of icddr,b. Therefore, the study identifies the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of Finance Services and develops strategies to offset the weaknesses and threats by utilizing its strengths and opportunities. The report provides a comprehensive list of allowable and unallowable expenditure, a guideline and tools for effective monitoring of sub-recipients for icddr,b. icddr,b needs to adopt these policies and guidelines to strengthen its internal control. It will then strengthen the relationship of trust that exists between the sponsors and icddr,b.Mir Md. Abul HasnatM. Business Administration
The Gender Divide in Mental Health Indian Perspective
No full textMental health issues result from the confluence of several biological and psychosocial factors resulting in mental health being gendered. While the National Mental Health Survey of India (NMHS) (2015–2016), found the overall prevalence of mental morbidity higher in males as compared to females, stress-related and mood-related disorders disproportionately affect women. More importantly, women bear the brunt since the consequences can be far worse for them due to reasons such as lack of resources, unmet health needs, and stigma. This chapter illustrates an epidemiological overview from India highlighting this difference. It then converged upon gender-specific mental health issues such as postpartum psychiatric issues and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder. In the next section, the chapter focused on various etiological factors that directly and indirectly render women more vulnerable to various mental health issues. This includes biological aspects (e.g., hormonal issues and reproductive cycle) as well as psychosocial factors (e.g., poverty, violation of basic rights, social status, sexual assault, domestic violence, and access to resources). Finally, the chapter illustrates the gender disparity in the backdrop of help-seeking and treatment protocols
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