Barind Tract of Bangladesh is one of the driest parts of the region where surface water supplies are limited. Large parts of this tract used to be fallow land because there were no major irrigation facilities until mid 1980s. A detailed hydro geological and groundwater survey of Bangladesh was implemented by UNDP in February 1978; Barind was described as follows, “the zone lie on the western Ra...

1Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), Chittagong-4349, Bangladesh 2Department of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh 3Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Model Institute of Science and Technology, Bangladesh 4Department of Computer Science and Engineering, East ...

background: escherichia coli is one of the most important pathogens which could be transmitted by milk. the main aim of the present study was to assess risk factors related to the occurrence of e. coli in fluid milk marketed in chittagong, bangladesh. methods: totally, 169 milk samples were collected from different entry points in chittagong, bangladesh; and also, 17 samples were directly colle...

background: world health organization (who) reported continuous increase of alcohol consumption in southeast asian region. on social and religious ground, open alcohol consumption is banned in bangladesh though incidence of acute methanol intoxication is seriously increasing. unfortunately, apart from who report (2004) there is no available epidemiological and clinical data in bangladesh. this ...

background: green pit viper bite is an important cause of morbidity in bangladesh. the objective of this study was to investigate the characteristics and clinical presentations of green pit viper bite in bangladesh. methods: this prospective observational study was done in the department of medicine in chittagong medical college hospital, bangladesh. a total of 40 patients with history of green...

This paper has identified and examined the role of E-governance towards creating ‘Digital Bangladesh’. The Government of Bangladesh has taken initiatives with the vision of creating a digital Bangladesh by 2021. This study has focused on pertinent literature to assess the potentialities, issues and implementation challenges of E-governance in Bangladesh. The results of this study has found that...

The amount of the conventional energy sources is decreasing day by day. Here in Bangladesh, the main source of energy generation is natural gas. To avoid the upcoming energy crisis, we need to incorporate the renewable energy sources with which Bangladesh is blessed due to its geographical location. Bangladesh has a very good prospect for the solar Photovoltaic integration. The technical potent...

Bangladesh is a South Asian country with a homogeneous population. However, some difference has been demonstrated in the distribution of liver disease in different parts of the country. Hepatitis E remains the principal cause of acute hepatitis in Bangladesh, while chronic liver disease in Bangladesh, including hepatocelullar carcinoma, is predominantly due to hepatitis B virus. Hepatitis B has...

Bishwajit Bhowmik, Faria Afsana, Lien My Diep, Sanjida Binte Munir, Erica Wright, Sharif Mahmood, A. K. Azad Khan, Akhtar Hussain Department of Community Medicine, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo Faculty of Medicine, Oslo, Norway, 2 Department of Endocrinology, Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM), Dhaka,...

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Islamic University of Technology, Gazipur 1704, Bangladesh Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Rajshahi 6204, Bangladesh Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh Department of Communication Sc...