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    Prospects and Constraints of Madhupur National Park Management

    2012
    The study was conducted in Madhupur National Park (MNP), which is very well known for its characteristics as deciduous forest. This study examined the constraints of park management, causes of deforestation and prospects of Madhupur Sal forests of Bangladesh.
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    People’s Attitude Towards Social Forestry: A Case Study in Rajshahi

    2012
    The purpose of the study was to ascertain the attitude of the peoples towards social forestry and to explore the relationship between the selected characteristics of the respondents and their attitude towards social forestry. Attempt was also made to find out the rank order of attitudinal statements.
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    Hospital Waste Management in Tangail Municipality

    2012
    An investigation was conducted on hospital waste management in Tangail Municipality and its impact on human health. Data was collected through questionnaire interview from local residents, superintendents, nurses, observation and secondary sources. The results revealed that wastes are collected every alternative day and though sometime in irregular basis.
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    Status of Noise Pollution in Mixed Areas of Dhaka City: a GIS Approach

    2012
    Noise pollution is one of the most harmful pollution. Uncontrolled noise of Dhaka city has made a serious and vulnerable situation for the dwellers. Mixed areas are used in multidimensional ways so the degree and intensity of noise pollution is often higher.
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    Water Supply of Dhaka City: Murky Future The Issue of Access and Inequality

    Unnayan Onneshan, 2011
    To address the existing problems of water demand and supply, and to draw future scenarios, the current study has employed both qualitative and quantitative research techniques.
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    Safe drinking water: who is willing to pay the price?

    International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2012
    This briefing, the second issue of the Evidence Matters series, distills policy relevant evidence from a recent 3ie systematic review ‘Willingness to pay for cleaner water in less developed countries". The review summarises research from Bangladesh, Ghana, Kenya and Zambia. Some of the lessons learned include:
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    Status of Arsenic Test and Exposure to Arsenic-contaminated Tubewell Water: A Population-based Study in Southern Bangladesh

    2012
    This study explores the status of arsenic test of tubewell and exposures to arsenic-contaminated tubewell water in the arsenic prone southern Bangladesh. Through a survey of 6,593 households, a total of 3,812 tubewells were sampled at baseline (2006/07) and 3,591 at midline (2009). Households were selected through multi-stage sampling procedure where each sub-district was considered as a cluster.
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    Apartment Housing in High Class Residential Areas of Dhaka City: A Case Study of Dhanmondi, Gulshan and Baridhara

    2004
    Cities are dynamic in nature. They develop as a result of interaction between different social, political, economical and technological forces. This paper is about multi-storey apartment buildings in high-class residential areas of Dhaka City. Particular emphasis was given on market demand analysis and various factors affecting it.
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    Bangladesh: country environmental analysis

    World Bank Office, Dhaka, 2012
    Bangladesh’s steady economic growth has created many environmental challenges, particularly in urban and industrialized areas. The Country Environmental Analysis for Bangladesh underpins complex linkages between poverty, growth and environmental management.
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    Quantifying Carbon and distributional benefits of solar home system programs in Bangladesh

    World Bank, 2011
    Scaling-up adoption of renewable energy technology, such as solar home systems, to expand electricity access in developing countries can accelerate the transition to low-carbon economic development. Using a purposely collected national household survey, this study quantifies the carbon and distributional benefits of solar home system programs in Bangladesh.

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