Sabrina Rasheed, Roy Sk, Susmita Das, Syeda Nafisa Chowdhury et al.
BACKGROUND: Appropriate infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices are essential for nutrition of infants and young children. Bangladesh has one of the highest levels of malnutrition globally along with sub-optimal IYCF practices. A supportive policy environment is essential to ensure that effe...
Shaikh Mehdi Hasan, Susmita Das, Syed Manzoor Ahmed Hanifi, Sohana Shafique et al.
BACKGROUND: There is a lack of research investigating the confluence of risk factors in urban slums that may make them accelerators for respiratory, droplet infections like COVID-19. Our working hypothesis was that, even within slums, an inverse relationship existed between living density and access...
Sunando Bandyopadhyay, Nabendu Sekhar Kar, Susmita Dasgupta, Dipanwita Das Mukherjee et al.
Soumik Kha Sagar, Nusrat Farhana, Md. Utba Rashid, Prakash Ghosh et al.
AIM: The uncontrolled spread of COVID-19 has demanded unparalleled measures, from the imposition of quarantine to the declaration as a public health emergency of international concern. COVID-19 poses a severe threat to our day-to-day life as well as physical and mental health. This study explores me...
Pabitra Kumar Sardar, Shrabanti Dev, Md Abdullah Al Bari, Susmita Paul et al.
Acanthus ilicifolius L. is admired for its traditional usage in the folk medicine for the treatment of numerous diseases including allergy and helminthiasis in various parts of the planet. The ethanolic extract of the aerial parts of this shrub (EEAI) was investigated in the present study for its ma...
Susmita Das, M Nasiruddin Munshi, Wais Kabir
Agricultural development cannot be understood without the use of modern technologies like Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The recent developments in ICTs offer a unique opportunity to bring the production enhancing tools and technologies to the growers with much cost effective man...
Susmita Dasgupta, Craig Meisner, Nlandu Mamingi
"As pesticide traders are important sources of information about the health impacts of pesticides, a crucial understanding of their perception is necessary to guide further pesticide information dissemination efforts through this channel. To this end, a 2003 survey of 110 Bangladeshi pesticide trade...
Sunando Bandyopadhyay, Susmita Dasgupta, Zahirul Huque Khan, David Wheeler
Md. Abdullah Saeed Khan, Sourav Debnath, Md. Shahnoor Islam, Susmita Zaman et al.
BACKGROUND: The psychological burden of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak and lockdown strategy among young people not diagnosed with COVID-19 in the general population remains unknown and often have been overlooked. The objective of the study was to assess the prevalence and predicto...
Susmita Dasgupta, Mainul Huq, Zahirul Huq Khan, Md. Sohel Masud et al.
Two-thirds of Bangladesh is less than 5 meters above sea level, making it one of the most flood prone countries in the world. Severe flooding during a monsoon causes significant damage to crops and property, with severe adverse impacts on rural livelihoods. Future climate change seems likely to incr...
Moriom Rahman Sadia, Mehedi Hasan, Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam, Most. Mastura Munia Farjana Jion et al.
Microplastic (MP) pollution has evolved into a significant worldwide environmental concern due to its widespread sources, enduring presence, and adverse effects on lentic ecosystems and human well-being. The growing awareness of the hidden threat posed by MPs in lentic ecosystems has emphasized the ...
Susmita Dasgupta, Golam Mustafa, Tapas Paul, David Wheeler
Malnutrition is a lead contributor to the global burden of disease, with undernutrition accounting for nearly half of all deaths in children under five in Asia and Africa. Given the health benefits of fish-intensive diets, this study investigates the potential of fish consumption for alleviating mal...
Susmita Dasgupta, Md. Moqbul Hossain, Mainul Huq, David Wheeler
This paper quantifies the impact of inundation risk and salinization on the family structure and economic welfare of coastal households in Bangladesh. These households are already on the "front line" of climate change, so their adaptation presages the future for hundreds of millions of families worl...
Iftekharuzzaman Iftekharuzzaman, Susmita Ghosh, Mohammad Khairul Basher, Mohammad Aminul Islam et al.
Bangladesh’s railway system mostly uses typical manual railway crossing techniques or boom gates through its 2955.53 km rail route all over the country. Accidents frequently happen at railway crossings due to the lack of quickly operating gate systems, and to fewer safety measures at the railway cro...
Yasir Fatha Abed, Susmita Das, M. S. Ali, Zuel Rana et al.