AIM The purpose of this study was to gain understanding of Norwegian students' experience of learning in clinical placement in Bangladesh without formal one-to-one supervision, by a personal mentor in the ward. DESIGN Using focus group interviews with bachelor nursing students we explored the significance of 'communities of practice' in nursing practicum abroad, socialization and knowledge tr...

In Bangladesh, the incidence of cervical cancer is about 17,686 and around 10,364 women die from cervical cancer each year (Ferlay et al., 2008). Hospital based data revealed that cervical cancer constitutes 22-29% of the female cancer in Bangladesh (Akhter et al., 1998). Therefore screening and education intereventions are necessary (Nessa et al., 2013a; 2013b). Cervical cancer is a slowly pro...

Background The research that informs this study was conducted in Chapra village, Kushtia District, Bangladesh, located about 20 km east of the Indian border. Chapra is located within the Ganges Dependent Area (GDA) in Bangladesh which, in turn, is located within the Ganges–Brahmaputra Basin (GBB), one of the largest river basins in the world by area and second only to the Amazon in terms of the...

BACKGROUND In the past decade the sector-wide approach (SWAp) model has been promoted by donors and adopted by governments in several countries. The purpose of this study is to look at how partners involved in the health SWAp in Bangladesh define ownership and coordination, in their daily work and to analyse the possible implications of these definitions. METHODOLOGY The study object was a pr...

in the last decades, rice yields in south asian countries grew tremendously in one hand and a noticeable yield fluctuation on the other. the objective of this study was to examine the rice yield distributions, estimate yield risks at country level, and compare risks between five countries namely afghanistan, bangladesh, nepal, sri lanka, and pakistan. anderson darling (ad) test was applied to t...

Maternal mortality in Bangladesh was 320 per 100,000 live births between the years of 1998 and 2000. Utilization of maternal health services remains low in the low-resource countries like Bangladesh. This study attempts to evaluate the levels, patterns, and trends of utilization of antenatal care (ANC) services in Bangladesh. This is a descriptive study based on national surveys of Bangladesh D...

In relation to the present initiatives of Bangladesh Government for establishing Digital Bangladesh, all the Cities must have to convert as Smart City, how it could be done, has been highlighted in this paper. This paper starts with the definition of digital society and a smart city, what is the present situation of Bangladesh, then describes the need for a Smart City, focuses on how to establi...

Researchers have invented a material called ARUBA Arsenic Removal Using Bottom Ash that effectively and affordably removes arsenic from Bangladesh groundwater. Through analysis of studies across a range of disciplines, observations, and informal interviews conducted over three trips to Bangladesh, we have applied mechanical engineering design methodology to develop eight key design strategies, ...

This paper demonstrates the demand of elearning that needs to cope with and possible technology introduction through Bangladesh Open University as a lone government agency of distance education in Bangladesh for its learners who are doing Commonwealth Executive MBA (CEMBA)/Commonwealth Executive MPA (CEMPA) offered in cooperation with Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and MBA program of its own. W...

Groundwater plays a pivotal role as the largest potable water sources in Bangladesh. As agriculture is widely practiced in Bangladesh, potential nitrate (NO3¯) pollution may occur. Besides, excess amount of arsenic (As) has already been found in groundwater in many parts of Bangladesh including the present study area. Thus, this study was conducted to assess the NO3¯ status along with some trac...