July-September, in the year 1998, Bangladesh suffered one of its worse floods ever. Despite being flooded being common in this country, the floods of 1998 were particularly severe resulting in over 1000 deaths and 30 million people being made homeless. CAUSES OF FLOODING IN BANGLADESH Physical (Natural) causes...
|Benagli | Bangladesh is a country in south Asia it is bordered by India on all sides except for a small bit that is bordered with Burma. Bangladesh grew at the meeting place of the Ganges and Brahmaputra...
D.C The Northwest Passage The Alps Uganda List of Countries Most Affected by Climate Change ▲ Country Climate Risk Index 1. Bangladesh 8.00 2. Burma 8.25 3. Honduras 12.00 4. Vietnam 18.83 5. Nicaragua 21.00 6. Haiti 22.83 7. India 25.83 8...
Bangladesh • Bangladesh is one of the poorest and most densely populated countries in the world. • Bangladesh suffers from deadly floods, tidal storms, famine and several diseases such as malaria and dengue fever. • The main problem facing Bangladesh has been the increasing death rate due to water...
element among the natural resources, and is crucial for the survival of all living organisms. The environment, economic growth and development of Bangladesh are all highly influenced by water - its regional and seasonal availability, and the quality of surface and groundwater. Spatial and seasonal availability...
five themes of geography can be found throughout Asia, Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a small country in Asia. Bangladesh was a very poor country. But after years of work it developed. The capital of Bangladesh is Dhaka. One fact I know about Bangladesh is that there are more than 50 million cell phones in...
physical and human causes of floods? Which factors are the main cause of severe floods in the world? What were the effects of flooding and the responses to it in Cockermouth, UK (MEDC) – case study What were the effects of flooding and the responses to it in Bangladesh (LEDC) – case study What are...
Introduction to Grameen bank Grameen Bank is a microfinance organization and community development bank. It was founded by Muhammad Yonus in Bangladesh. It was started in 1976 as a project and transformed into an independent bank in October 1983. Below are some of the details of the Grameen Bank...
000 people in Belgium, Britain, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. Consequently a heat wave in South Asian region consistijng of Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan took 1,500 lives and the hosttest tempreature recorded in Australia lead to bushfires that resulted to the scorching of seven...
from the melting of the polar ice caps could severely flood many countries. A rise in sea levels of one metre, which many experts are predicting by the year 2100 (and some as soon as 2030), would flood 15 percent of Egypt, and 12 percent of Bangladesh. The Maldives in the Indian Ocean would almost completely...
themselves. Political: The political situation of the world right now has become shaky especially in the middle east. Since the travel industry in Bangladesh is heavily involved in the manpower trade the recent wars instability in the Middle East, have cost the industry many clients have become quite which...
Introduction Sunderban is the largest mangrove wetland in the world. It covers an area of about 1mha, of which 60% is located in Bangladesh and the remaining western portion, comprising 40%, lies in India. Mangrove ecosystems are of great ecological significance in the tropical and sub-tropical...
areas and cities, such as Egypt, the Netherlands, and Bangladesh. Some countries might even disappear completely! Another problem caused by global warming is changes in weather patterns. Many areas of the world are experiencing increased hurricanes, floods, and other unusual weather. A third problem associated...
huge cost factor, the Indian government has scrapped the ambitious project to inter-link major rivers, which was seen as a means to control frequent floods and droughts that ravage the country in different parts the country each year. Federal Water Resources Minister P K Bansal told parliament that...
I often go to my native village though I live in Dhaka city. My village, to me, is the sweetest place on the earth. It is really an ideal one in Bangladesh. I am very proud of being a member of my village. A Village Market Introduction: A village market is...
what has happened in some other countries: Bangladesh Taking action in March 2002, Bangladesh was the first large country to ban all polyethylene bags in the capital, Dhaka, after they were found to have been the main culprit during the 1988 and 1998 floods that submerged two-thirds of the country. ...
BRAC (Registered in Bangladesh under the Societies Registration Act, 1860) Statement of Income and Expenditure for the year ended December 31, 2005 Notes Income Donor grants Revenue from: - Income generating projects - Program support enterprises Service charge on loans to VO members Investment income...
Thoughts on Economics Vol. 19, No. 0 1 Challenges for the Bangladesh Economy: Priority Economic Agenda for the New Government Ayubur Rahman Bhuyan1 [Abstract: The newly elected Government will need to adopt strong measures to reduce poverty and accelerate the rate of economic growth sufficiently...
available homes, newcomers often set up shelters on city outskirts, usually on public owned land. This land tends to be dangerous and inhabitable, such as flood plains, river banks, steep slopes or reclaimed land. • Lack of infrastructure services: Slum dwellers often live without electricity, running water...
penalties such as stronger storms and rising seas. The rising seas would flood islands and major cities like entire east coast of the U.S. in water, destroying homes and drowning of millions. The fishing communities in Bangladesh are faced with the sea-level rising and also the flooding and stronger typhoons...
colour was restricted.(Peter V, 2011) Another example happened 7 months later after Japan tsunami. Thailand was suffered the biggest flood in their history. The Thailand flood damaged Honda’s manufacturing factory and forced to close for at least 2 weeks which have 5% output of Honda’s automobiles global...
investors to consider investing there. In Bangladesh for example, poverty is severe in areas of physical remoteness, as indicated by the fact that seven rural districts are home to half of the country’s severely stunted children. 4. Natural disasters Droughts, floods, hurricanes and other unexpected natural...
.............................................. 11 CHAPTER 3: MAJOR INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED IN LEATHER SECTOR ...... 16 3.1 Leather Associations of Bangladesh ............................................................................ 16 3.2 Leather Institutions...........................................
of the two earlier proposals. It had mentioned specifically that Rao’s proposal was “grossly under-estimated” and that the scheme “will also have no flood control benefits”. Therefore the “proposal was not pursued as such”. Regarding the proposal by Dastur, the CWC and the associated experts were of the...
Surfing in Bangladesh Only 20 years back, surfing was an unfamiliar phenomenon to the people of our country. At that time, surfing entered into our dictionary with the help of some foreigners. It is the contribution of Jafar Alam, who is credited to unleash the beauty of surfing in this country. Back...
Population Problem in Bangladesh Introduction : Bangladesh is a small country with big population. Excluding waters she has a land area 135,000 square kilometers with 140million people living in it. So, she is the most densely populated country in the world. And as such population problem is, by far...
Business Communication: Cultural Differences of Communication in Bangladesh Comm 498 Kazi Ahmed 23rd September 2013 56006109 I. Introduction. • The culture of business communication in Bangladesh shares a blend of Indian sub continental traits as well as attributes from the Middle East due to...
Recruitment & Selection Practices In Manufacturing Firms In Bangladesh Reference The Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 47, No. 3, January 2012 Research problem To find different form of recruiting and selection process used in other countries. To study differences way of recruiting...
Political Party At partition in 1947 there was practically one overwhelming party in East Pakistan, the muslim league. In the elections of 1996 in Bangladesh, eighty one political parties participated. In spite of the rise of so many political parties over time, the public is essentially grouped under...
analysis on “Countries specific advantage in ship breaking industry: Bangladesh perspective”. Dear Sir, We submit here the case analysis of “International Business” on “countries specific advantage in ship breaking industry: Bangladesh perspective” as the group assignment that you assigned us to work...
relocation of flood victims with associated disruption of business or economic activities resulting from increased flooding and long-term annual flood damage is estimated at about RM88 million for Peninsular Malaysia and RM12 million for Sabah and Sarawak based on the 1980 price level. If the flood frequency...
African Bushman; we can know the legacies of women workers around the world. We can buy a Japanese product from Singapore, pay the money by sitting in Bangladesh. A child locked behind a trapdoor in USA can seek help from his 'e' friends all France. This is globalization. Whether we call it a fashion, or trend...
Banking assignment Problems and steps to remove existing problems in banking institution of Bangladesh Introduction: Banks have influenced economies and politics for centuries. Historically, the primary purpose of a bank was to provide loans...
services and thus effect positively in country’s economy. C Objectives 1 Broad To evaluate the benefits of on-line banking in Bangladesh. 2 Specific ▪ To identify the IT Based Financial Products ▪ To identify the on-line banking benefits from customer’s point...
important economic and social issue that should be talked more openly. As we have a very conservative community in Bangladesh. Prostitution thrives on poverty and lack of employment in Bangladesh. As professor Helauddin Khan Arefeen says, ‘Professional licenses will bring them some rights,’ and Khondker Rebaka...
Summery “Green Banking in Bangladesh and its benefits to Environment” Mohammad Mahabubur Rahman Biplob M.Phil Applicant Department of Geography & Environment Jahangirnagar University Savar, Dhaka August 2014 Green Banking in Bangladesh and its benefits to Environment ...
In Bangladesh, the pharmaceutical industry is the nation’s second largest revenue source, next to garment industry, and it is one of high growth industry, which plays an important role in the field of economy. There is currently a total of 237 pharmaceutical factories in Bangladesh, and its capacity...
Combining high-efficiency with low energy In Bangladesh, e.g., 90% coming from all harvested rice is parboiled, plus conventional furnaces. (This populous country harvests over $ 30 million tonnes of rice every year from its rich alluvial soil inside the Gangetic delta.) Even though Bangladeshis love...
solved by then. Floods - sea levels are already rising at a rate of 1 to 2mm each year due to the melting of the polar ice caps. The predicted rise by 2050 is between 20 and 50cm. This will lead to increased flooding in coastal areas and settlement that live near rivers such as Bangladesh and the Nile Delta...
drought for 50 years. It cannot be proved that this was due to the greenhouse effect but it does give us some idea of what to expect in the future. * Floods - sea levels are already rising at a rate of 1 to 2mm each year due to expansion of the top layer of the oceans as they warm and the melting of the...
Performance Between PCB and NCB of Banking System in Bangladesh This study attempts to identify the factors related to service performance of all the nationalized & private commercial banks of Bangladesh in a portfolio. It identifies the relationship between age, educational background, profession...
Epic of Gilgamesh and the Great Flood Perhaps the most popular comparison with Noah's Flood is that of an ancient Babylonian story of a similar flood in the Epic of Gilgamesh. The stories are very parallel, but specific details make them different in several parts. I am going to tell you some key similarities...
MITIGATE (reduce) the effect of the natural hazards. Slide 6. There are many types of natural events that can impact human processes: Volcanoes, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunamis, (Presenter: Can the students think of any more examples?)… landslides, avalanches, forest fires…..? These events...
ABSTRACT Bangladesh is one of the least developed countries in South-Asian region. People’s purchasing power is very low compared to other South and South East Asian countries. People of urban areas mostly upper class are the leading customers of branded consumer products in Bangladesh. People of lower...
It has been a year since the launch of ‘Call Centre’ in Bangladesh. It has brought up more scope of job opportunity for students and this can be one of the best forms of part time employment today. Till now, none of us had an exact idea of what a call centre actually is. Knowledge about call centers...
is the first day of the Bengali calendar, celebrated in both Bangladesh and west Bengal.Pohela boishakh connects all ethnic Bengalis irrespective of religious and regional differences.In Bangladesh it is celebrated on april 14.In Bangladesh pohela boishakh is a national holiday.Pohela Boishakh marked...
The tourists’ spots of Bangladesh *Cox’s Bazar*: Cox's Bazar is a beach resort in the Chittagong Division in south-eastern Bangladesh. For Bangladeshis it doesn't get much better than Cox's Bazar, the country's most popular beach resort. Sort of a Cancun of the east, it's choc-a-bloc with massive...
Another example of global effects due to this occurred in 1998 when the people of Bangladesh spent over three months in water that was thigh-deep (McKibben 461) because high water didn't allow for the drainage of summer floods. Although water increases create troubles for many, global temperature increases...
KOSHI FLOOD 1. Background Nepal is not only one of the least developed countries in the world, it is also equally prone to several disasters such as flash-floods, landslides, fires, occasional earthquakes and epidemics. The main contributing factors of such disasters are: remote, rural, rugged and...
Current Standings of the Government Websites of Different Ministries of Bangladesh Using Website Attribute Evaluation System Syed Mustafizur Rahman Chowdhury* ...
to flee their homes. Although our area was a flood-prone area, many were caught by surprise as this was not the monsoon season. Every year, the north-east monsoon would bring heavy rains to the east coast at the end of each year. However, the sudden floods in the middle of the year caused jitters among...
RIVER FLOODS The indus and its tributaries well, and almost every year overflow their banks. The flood in most years are not serious. However every 7-8 years there are severe floods. Serious floods occurred in 1955, 1973 and 1978. In the 80s and 90s serious fllods also occurred causing large scale devastation...
I had interviewed a native speaker of Bangladesh, a country in Southeast Asia, next to India. He is attending to Winona State University. He tells me about his first quarter in Winona, and how he had a roommate named Mike. The day after he had arrived, he asked me if I wanted a pop. Back home we refer...
Impact of Tourism in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh Sheikh Saleh Ahammed 2010 Master in Public Policy and Governance Program Department of General and Continuing Education North South University, Bangladesh i To Shapla for travelling with me and To Arnob & Pritha for giving me reasons to stay...
some places will become drier and others will be wetter. Although most areas will be warmer, some areas will become cooler. There may be many storms, floods and drought, but we do not know which areas of the world will be affected. All over the world, these weather changes will affect the kind of crop that...
Poor and their Money” needs such as Lifecycle needs (weddings, funerals and education), Personal Emergencies (injury and unemployment), Disasters (floods and droughts), and Investment Opportunities (business expansion, purchase of land) are cited as reasons as to why the poor demand money by author,...
east, India has a coastline of 7,517 kilometers (4,671 mi). It is bordered by Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north-east; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and Indonesia in the Indian Ocean. Home to the Indus Valley Civilization...
nutrition within the household. The vast majority of rural women and women living in urban slums in Bangladesh suffer from intra household inequalities in the discrimination of food and other resources. In Bangladesh the sex ratio is unbalanced. That is 106 men: 100 women, the age of marriage for girls is very...
Infrastructure: Pg. 57-63 Airports and ports Bridges Classified hostelries Roads Traffic and Parking management Natural disasters: Pg. 63-66 Floods Mudslides Typhoons People: Pg. 67-69 Education and experience Politics and Government: Pg. 68-70 Political Party Present Politics ...
into Arunachal Pradesh (India) where it is known as Dihang or Siang. It flows southwest through the Assam Valley as Brahmaputra and south through Bangladesh as the Jamuna (not to be mistaken with Yamuna of India). In the vast Ganges Delta it merges with the Padma, the main distributary of the Ganges,...