Ridwan Islam Sifat
Hijras are referred to as the third gender and a gender nonconforming group of people in South Asia which include transgender, transsexuals, transvestites, and intersex persons (Sartaj et al., 2020). In November 2013, the Government of Bangladesh implemented a policy decision to formally recognize t...
Md. Rafid Abrar Miah, Ridwan Islam Sifat
Abstract Violence against women is a common phenomenon in all societies, and in countries where gender inequality persists, such as Bangladesh, this issue is even more pronounced. Violence against any entity often stems from subordination, and it is generally accepted that empowering women can help ...
Annur Islam Sifat, Zahra Zare, Mohammad Ridwan
This research examines how growing gross domestic product (GDP), information and communications technology, foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows, renewable energy use, and urbanization affect ecosystem conditions in the United States, using time series data between 1990 and 2022. By employing adv...
Ridwan Islam Sifat
Uddin, Md Nasir, Masud, Anas Al, Sifat, Ridwan Islam
Community clinics (CCs) are integral to rural primary healthcare in Bangladesh, yet concerns remain about whether they deliver services that meet patient expectations. This study evaluates the quality of health service delivery in CCs in Bangladesh using the SERVQUAL model. Data were collected from ...
Meherin Ahmed Roza, Md Nasir Uddin, Ridwan Islam Sifat
Compulsory education is a foundation for equitable development, yet many children in urban slums remain excluded. In Dhaka, Bangladesh, this exclusion challenges the assumption that cities naturally provide better educational opportunities. This study aimed to identify the social and economic factor...
Mohammed Nasir Uddin, Anas Al Masud, Ridwan Islam Sifat
Community clinics (CCs) are integral to rural primary healthcare in Bangladesh, yet concerns remain about whether they deliver services that meet patient expectations. This study evaluates the quality of health service delivery in CCs in Bangladesh using the SERVQUAL model. Data were collected from ...
Md Emon Ahmed, Rayhanul Islam Sony, Annur Islam Sifat, Md Mostafa Jalal et al.
China, as the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), faces the dual challenge of sustaining rapid economic growth while achieving its carbon neutrality targets. Understanding the socioeconomic drivers of emissions is critical for designing effective policies. The current research investi...
Ridwan Islam Sifat
Omar Faruk, Avijit Saha, Arpita Dutta, Ridwan Islam Sifat et al.
The rickshaw-puller is the person who drives the rickshaw and carries passengers from one place to another to earn financial capital. The research aims to examine Dhaka city’s older rickshaw-pullers’ demographic, social, and economic situations to gain an understanding of their living arrangements a...
Bella Pensabene, Elizabeth Jung, Sariyya Mammazada, Michelle Kordov et al.
Artificial deforestation has been developing and growing for centuries, and in every country, agricultural economics feeds into it. The United States and Brazil are two different nations that indulge in tree clearing, and their states of development are crucial to the understanding of how their acti...
Himani Tiwari, Sandy Zhang, Yusuke Kobuse, Gopal Barik et al.
Climate Change has become one of the pressing problems of the 21st century. Perceptions regarding climate change vary from nation to nation. This study was aimed at assessing perceptions towards climate change in India and the USA. This study utilizes quantitative data collection through a structure...
Himani Tiwari, Sandy Zhang, Yusuke Kobuse, Gopal Barik et al.
Climate Change has become one of the pressing problems of the 21st century. Perceptions regarding climate change vary from nation to nation. This study was aimed at assessing perceptions towards climate change in India and the USA. This study utilizes quantitative data collection through a structure...
Ridwan Islam Sifat, Semonti Jannat
Ridwan Islam Sifat
This paper focused on the effectiveness of foreign aid in developing countries. The background of the paper is that as a developing country received and continues to accept foreign aid but is still underdeveloped. The effectiveness of aid can only be addressed if people’s livelihoods are changed. Th...