While Awami League’s Charter for Change announced the concept of Digital Bangladesh as an integral component of Vision 2021, the budget 2009‐10 speech of the Honourable Finance Minister elaborated on the concept as one of socio‐economic transformation enabled by information and communication technologies. He in no uncertain terms debunked the myth that Digital Bangladesh is an ‘ICT Vision’. Ind...

This study explains the history, current problems, and future possibilities of Islamic insurance (takaful) in Bangladesh. To articulate these issues, the researcher has adopted the qualitative method, and data has been collected through secondary sources i.e. articles, books, and online resources. The study reveals that Islamic insurance in Bangladesh is regulated by the Insurance Act 2010 whic...

Sajal Kumar Saha*, A. K. Azad Chowdhury, Sitesh Chandra Bachar, Sreedam Chandra Das, Ruhul H. Kuddus, Md Aftab Uddin Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh Asia...

A.S.M Shihavuddin, Mir Mohammad Nazmul Arefin, Mir Nahidul Ambia, Shah Ahsanul Haque and Tanvir Ahammad MSc Student, VIBOT 3rd generation and Lecturer (On leave), EEE Department, IUT, Lecturer, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, Stamford University, Dhaka, Bangladesh Lecturer, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, Eastern University, Dhaka, Bangladesh Lecturer, Electr...

Background: Superficial fungal infections of skin are very common in rural areas of Bangladesh. The prevalence and characteristics of superficial fungal infections (SFIs) vary with age, sex, climatic conditions, lifestyle, and population migration patterns. There is no study in Bangladesh to determine the prevalence and pattern of superficial fungal infection. This study was undertaken to deter...

BACKGROUND Globally, stillbirth remains a significant public health issue, particularly in developing countries such as Bangladesh. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the potential predictors of stillbirths in Bangladesh over a ten-year period. METHODS The Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys data for the years 2004, 2007, 2011 and 2014 (n = 29,094) were used for the study to in...

Four species of Devario are recorded from Bangladesh: D. aequipinnatus, D. anomalus, D. coxi, new species, and D. devario. Devario aequipinnatus has a wide distribution in northern India and Bangladesh. Devario coxi, from southeastern Bangladesh near Cox's Bazar, differs from D. aequipinnatus in mtDNA (COI, p-distance 1.8%), colouration, proportional measurements, and meristics. The minor morph...

Digital Bangladesh is a proposal which involves the use of ICT for management, administration and governance to ensure transparency, accountability and answerability at all stages of people and state. Without the development of ICT sector, the dream of a Digital Bangladesh would be only a nightmare for the inhabitants. ICT is also a combination of physical structure and brain. Computers, Networ...

Measuring the broad impact of pneumococcal disease requires multiple surveillance modalities. Four major data sources elucidate the burden of pneumococcal disease in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey has identified pneumonia as the leading cause of childhood death. By extrapolation of mortality rates in the survey to the Bangladesh population, it has been estimated that a...

The main objective of this study is to examine the empirical relationship between inflation and economic growth in Bangladesh for the time period 1976 to 2011. In this study we use Vector Auto-regression (VAR) methodology to investigate the linkage between inflation and economic growth; trade openness and economic growth; and remittances and economic growth in Bangladesh. The major findings of ...