Muntasir Murshed, Md. Aminur Rahman, Md Shabbir Alam, Paiman Ahmad et al.
Environmental sustainability has become a major concern for policymakers across the globe. In this regard, understanding the factors responsible for environmental degradation is particularly important for developing nations. Against this backdrop, this study aims to evaluate the impacts of environme...
Tahmina Begum, Aminur Rahman, Herfina Nababan, Dewan Md Emdadul Hoque et al.
BACKGROUND AND METHODS: Caesarean section (C-section) is a major obstetric intervention for saving lives of women and their newborns from pregnancy and childbirth related complications. Un-necessary C-sections may have adverse impact upon maternal and neonatal outcomes. In Bangladesh there is paucit...
Md. Shams Uddin, Erik De Ruyter van Steveninck, Mishka Stuip, Mohammad Aminur Rahman Shah
B. Lynne Milgram, Aminur Rahman
As Rahman notes in his introduction, microcredit has become the paradigm for thinking about economic (p. 1). Since the limits of welfare-oriented approaches are now well recognized, an ever-growing wave of microlending initiatives are cloning Bangladesh's Bank model in efforts to alleviate poverty a...
Geoffrey Wood, Iffath Anwar Sharif
Part I Overview: poverty and finance in Bangladesh - a new policy agenda, Iffath Sharif poverty and well-being - problems for poverty reduction in role of credit, Martin Greeley finance for the poor or poorest? - financial innovation, poverty and vulnerability, David Hulme and Paul Mosley the politi...
Fazlur Rahman, Saideep Bose, Michael Linnan, Aminur Rahman et al.
OBJECTIVE: Interventions that mitigate drowning risk in developing countries are needed. This study presents the cost-effectiveness of a low-cost, scalable injury and drowning prevention program called Prevention of Child Injuries through Social-Intervention and Education (PRECISE) in Bangladesh. ME...
Saidur Rahman Mashreky, Aminur Rahman, Salim Mahmud Chowdhury, S. Giashuddin et al.
In terms of mortality, morbidity and disability, burns are emerging as a major child health problem in Bangladesh. This trend is similar to many other developing countries. To develop effective burn prevention programmes, information on its magnitude and determinants is necessary. The purpose of thi...
Md. Monjurul Islam, Anika Amir Mohana, Md. Aminur Rahman, Mahbubur Rahman et al.
Chromium (Cr) exists in aqueous solution as trivalent (Cr3+) and hexavalent (Cr6+) forms. Cr3+ is an essential trace element while Cr6+ is a dangerous and carcinogenic element, which is of great concern globally due to its extensive applications in various industrial processes such as textiles, manu...
Tahmina Begum, Shaan Muberra Khan, Bridgit Adamou, Jannatul Ferdous et al.
BACKGROUND: Accurate and high-quality data are important for improving program effectiveness and informing policy. In 2009 Bangladesh's health management information system (HMIS) adopted the District Health Information Software, Version 2 (DHIS2) to capture real-time health service utilization data...
Aminur Rahman, Saidur Rahman Mashreky, Salim Mahmud Chowdhury, M. S. Giashuddin et al.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the epidemiology of child drowning in order to propose possible interventions for Bangladesh and other similar low-income countries. DESIGN: Population-based cross-sectional study. SETTING: Rural and urban communities in Bangladesh. SUBJECTS: About 352,000 children 0-17 years...
Brian Godman, Mainul Haque, Salequl Islam, Samiul Iqbal et al.
Background: Countries have introduced a variety of measures to prevent and treat COVID-19 with medicines and personal protective equipment (PPE), with some countries adopting preventative strategies earlier than others. However, there has been considerable controversy surrounding some treatments. Th...
Saidur Rahman Mashreky, Fazlur Rahman, Aminur Rahman
This study set out to explore the epidemiology of suicide in Bangladesh. A cross-sectional study was carried out during 2003 (January to December). This encompassed a population of 819,429 of all age-groups and sexes. Data was collected by face-to-face interviews at a household level. Suicide was fo...
Sadika Akhter, Shannon Rutherford, Feroza Akhter Kumkum, David Bromwich et al.
BACKGROUND: Traditionally, women in Bangladesh stayed at home in their role as daughter, wife, or mother. In the 1980s, economic reforms created a job market for poor, uneducated rural women in the ready-made garment industry, mostly located in urban areas. This increased participation in paid work ...
Md. Abul Hashem, Md. Shahruk Nur‐A‐Tomal, Nil Ratan Mondal, Md. Aminur Rahman
Anitha Kunhikrishnan, Md. Aminur Rahman, Dane Lamb, Nanthi Bolan et al.
There is little doubt that 'rock phosphate' reserves are decreasing, with phosphorus (P) peak to be reached in the coming decades. Hence, removal and recovery of phosphorus (P) from alternative nutrient-rich waste streams is critical and of great importance owing to its essential role in agricultura...