27 research outputs found
The Rohingya: an ethnography of 'Subhuman' life
No full textBased on classical ethnographic research, Nasir Uddin, a cultural anthropologist and Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh, has articulated the grievances, austere misery, and extreme vulnerabilities of Rohingyas, who have left homelands in Myanmar, under the compulsion of life-threatening situations, and are currently dwelling in Bangladesh as refugees. The author also engages in a debate on the body of knowledge about stateless people, non-citizens, asylum seekers, camp people, forced migrants, and refugees, who have previously been theorised using terms such as 'bare life', 'rejected people', 'non-citizens', 'statelessness', and whose 'citizenship is [the] right to have rights', and so on (p. 3)
The impact of national culture on the organizational culture: Multinational companies doing businesses in developing countries
No full textAbstract Title: The impact of national culture on the organizational culture: Multinational companies doing businesses in developing countries Level: Final assignment for Master Degree in Business Administration (MBA) Author: Md. Mahbub Alam Supervisor: Dr. Ehsanul Huda Chowdhury Examiner: Dr. Maria Fregidou-Malama Day: 2017- May Aim: The aim of the study is to understand how national culture of Bangladesh is affecting the organizational culture of the multinational firms operating in Bangladesh. To understand the issue, Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions are regarded as benchmark for analysis. Method: Qualitative study has been conducted whereby both primary and secondary data are used. Hereby, primary data have been gathered from ten employees of Grameen Phone a multinational working in Bangladesh. To collect data, face to face interviews has been conducted using Skype. Results & Conclusions: Finding of the study is the MNCs integration with national culture with the view to sustainable business operation. It has been demonstrated that national culture affects the organizational culture in the form of employee participation, collective working environment, collaborative work efforts, and knowledge sharing through continuous communication. Suggestions for future research: Further investigations on national culture’s impact on organizational culture can be undertaken by making a comparison between MNC and a purely local firm. Additionally, an analysis on a large number of MNCs operating in host country can add value for further researches. Contribution of the thesis: To the theoretical model, this study makes contribution on the ground of understanding how MNC adapt their business with local culture where cultural sensitiveness is high. Managerial implications: MNCs can ensure collaboration, support, and teamwork among employees as part of their attempt to integrate with local culture. This study reveals that local employees can be used as means of cultural carriers by managers which can promptly address the cultural differences to be mitigated. Keywords: Multi-national Corporations (MNCs), National Culture, Organizational Culture, Uncertainty Avoidance, Individualism vs. Collectivism, Power Distance
The Role of ‘Home School’ in Improving Sustainability for Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
No full textDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, most education providers could not offer face-to-face educational support to Rohingya children in the camp at Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh; however, some sector partners provided education online, and ‘Home School’ was one of them. This article intends to examine and learn to what extent and how home school education produced new knowledge for Rohingya children and promoted the sustainability of Rohingyas in the camp during the COVID-19 pandemic. A qualitative research approach was used to discern the impact of online education on the sustainable livelihood of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Using purposive sampling, data were collected through semi-structured interviews with Rohingya refugee children, key informant interviews with education providers, and teachers who worked in the camp during COVID-19. The conversation analysis technique was applied to analyse data. The findings of this study uncover that, regardless of some downsides, including the lack of endowment for formal education, the shortage of community mobilisers, the limited subjects offered, the limited duration of class time, and weak internet connection, home school education contributed enormously to ensuring the sustainable livelihood of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh by ensuring a safe and securing learning space and upholding the equal participation of boys and girls, and contributed to recovery from trauma and fear of violence in the camp
Emergency Education for Rohingya Refugee Children in Bangladesh: An analysis of the policies, practices and limitations
No full textMore than one million Rohingya from Myanmar have fled to Bangladesh as refugees over the last forty years. Currently, around 800,000 Rohingya are living in two registered refugee camps as well as in the makeshift settlements around Cox’s Bazar in southern Bangladesh. Among the Rohingya refugee community around 50% are children. The majority of these refugee children do not have access to educational opportunities. A number of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Bangladesh are offering non-formal educational opportunities to refugee children in both registered camps and makeshift settlements. The main objective of this study is to analyze these non-formal education policies and practices as well as explore the limitations of emergency education (EE) for Rohingya refugee children during this time of great transition and flux. This research is based on fieldwork conducted in mid-2018. The situation in the camps for the Rohingya refugees is precarious due to overcrowding, disease, lack of suitable shelter and prevailing weather conditions, and facilitating education in these circumstances is particularly challenging. This study reveals that despite some challenges, EE is assisting in addressing psycho-social issues for Rohingya refugee children in Bangladesh
Mobile irrigation lab (MIL): center pivot uniformity evaluation procedure and field results
No full textPresented at the 15th annual Central Plains irrigation conference and exposition proceedings on February 4-5, 2003 at the City Limits Convention Center in Colby, Kansas.MIL team members: Danny Rogers, Gary Clark, Mahbub Alam, Robert Stratton, Dale Fjell, and Steven Briggeman
Irrigation efficiencies of surface systems
No full textPresented at the Central Plains irrigation short course and exposition on February 4, 1997 at the Colby Community Building in Colby, Kansas
Impact of Gender Quotas on Women’s Political Empowerment: A Comparative Study in India and Bangladesh
No full textWomen are a persistently disadvantaged group and far from achieving gender equality, especially in political institutions in developing countries. India and Bangladesh have introduced gender quotas in their local political systems in order to promote more women in politics. Gender quotas have increased the number of women in local councils in both countries. However, the question remains whether the women members elected through gender quotas have created an impact on the treatment of women’s matters and the decision-making process in local councils. This comparative case study examines the impact of gender quotas on women’s political empowerment, as well as the factors that hinder or facilitate women members raising their voices in the decision-making process in local councils – the Gram Panchayat in India and the Union Parishad in Bangladesh. This thesis finds that women in both countries confront some fundamental institutional, cultural and socio-economic barriers to their political empowerment. However, the dimension of these barriers is different in India and Bangladesh. These factors, as well as individual characteristics, assist women to raise their voices to claim public goods and resources for their constituents, and women in general. The findings also reveal that women elected through quotas in both countries are likely to work for women in local-level politics. Indian women are more enthusiastic about offering development services to their electorate, especially the women, than are the quota women in Bangladesh. Women in both countries are more likely than men to offer social welfare services to their constituents, especially women. This thesis supports the arguments of those critics of critical mass who argue that an increase in women’s numbers alone does not have a significant effect in promoting female favourable policies and practical outcomes
Subsurface drip irrigation for alfalfa in Kansas
No full textPresented at the Central Plains irrigation short course and exposition on February 5-6, 2001 at the Holiday Inn in Kearney, Nebraska.The result from a two year field study on suitability of using subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) for Alfalfa provided some answers to alfalfa producers of Kansas. The study was set-up in a producer field for demonstration. The soil belongs to Otero-Ulysses complex and sandy loam in texture. The treatments included placement of drip tapes at (a) 1.5 M spacing at 0.46 and 0.30 M depth of placement, (b) 1.0 M spacing at 0.46 and 0.30 M depth, (c) 0.76 M spacing at 0.46 depth, and (d) a center pivot sprinkler irrigated plot seeded to alfalfa. Emergence of seedlings was adversely affected at 1.5 M spacing of drip tapes showing 'striping'. The total yield was reduced for spacing of drip tapes at 1.5 M in both 1999 and 2000. The depth of placement of the drip tapes (0.46 and 0.30 meters) showed no effect on yields
