M. Tauhid Ur Rahman, Faheemah Tabassum, Md Rasheduzzaman, Humayra Saba et al.
Change analysis of land use and land cover (LULC) is a technique to study the environmental degradation and to control the unplanned development. Analysis of the past changing trend of LULC along with modeling future LULC provides a combined opportunity to evaluate and guide the present and future l...
Xin Wang, You Li, Maria Deloria Knoll, Shabir A. Madhi et al.
BACKGROUND: Human metapneumovirus is a common virus associated with acute lower respiratory infections (ALRIs) in children. No global burden estimates are available for ALRIs associated with human metapneumovirus in children, and no licensed vaccines or drugs exist for human metapneumovirus infectio...
Mohammed Ariful Haque Mollik, Md Shahadat Hossan, Alok Kumar Paul, M. Taufiq-ur-Rahman et al.
An ethnomedicinal survey conducted in two sub-districts (upazillas) each of three districts of Bangladesh revealed that there is both inter- and intra-district variation between the choices of medicinal plants selected by folk medicinal healers (kavirajes) to treat any specific ailment. The variatio...
Amy Β. M. Tsui, James W. Tollefson, Sylvia Celedón‐Pattichis, Jonathan Brinkerhoff
Contents: Preface. A.B.M. Tsui, J.W. Tollefson, Language Policy and the Construction of National Cultural Identity. Part I: Globalization and Its Impact on Language Policy, Culture, and Identity. K. Hashimoto, Japan's Language Policy and the Lost Decade. Y. Sungwon, Globalization and Language Policy...
Sheikh Hefzul Bari, M. Tauhid Ur Rahman, Muhammad Azizul Hoque, Md. Manjurul Hussain
Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Md Atikul Islam, Md. Bodrud-Doza, Md. Iftakharul Muhib et al.
Allan W. Taylor, Dianna M. Blau, Quique Bassat, Dickens Onyango et al.
BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia contributed 81% of 5·9 million under-5 deaths and 77% of 2·6 million stillbirths worldwide in 2015. Vital registration and verbal autopsy data are mainstays for the estimation of leading causes of death, but both are non-specific and focus on a single un...
Shekhar R. Biswas, Junaid K. Choudhury, Ainun Nishat, Md. Matiur Rahman
Sundarbans mangrove forest has substantial ecological and economic importance at local, national and global scales. Over the past decades, invasive species have spread significantly in the mangrove ecosystem. We conducted a study to identify the different types of invasive species present, the rate ...
Mirza A. T. M. Tanvir Rahman, Moutushi Paul, Nikhil C. Bhoumik, Mahmud Hassan et al.
Abstract Heavy metal pollution in groundwater is a substantial environmental risk for Bangladesh. The Meghna Ghat industrial area in Bangladesh becomes a promising site for installing various industries for few decades. It was necessary to assess the heavy metal level in the groundwater of this area...
M. Tasdik Hasan, Tasnim Anwar, Enryka Christopher, Sahadat Hossain et al.
Mental health is a significant factor for a sound and productive life; nevertheless, mental disorders do not often receive adequate research attention and are not addressed as a serious public health issue in countries such as Bangladesh. Part 1 of this two-part profile describes the current situati...
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...
Sadia Rahman, M. T. R. Khan, Shatirah Akib, Nazli Bin Che Din et al.
Water is considered an everlasting free source that can be acquired naturally. Demand for processed supply water is growing higher due to an increasing population. Sustainable use of water could maintain a balance between its demand and supply. Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is the most traditional and ...
Shaikh Jamal Uddin, Kakoli Rani Mondal, Jamil A. Shilpi, M.T. Rahman
The methanol extract of Cyperus rotundus rhizome, given orally at the doses of 250 and 500 mg/kg b.w., showed significant antidiarrhoeal activity in castor oil induced diarrhoea in mice. Among the fractions, tested at 250 mg/kg, the petroleum ether fraction (PEF) and residual methanol fraction (RMF)...
Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam, Abdullah Al Mamun, Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Anwar Zahid
Drinking-water sources are subjected to vulnerability due to chemical contamination and health risk in the southern coastal region of Bangladesh. Different types of water quality indices are being used to express the water quality, though most of them have both advantages and limitations. In this st...
Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam, H. M. Touhidul Islam, Shamsuddin Shahid, Mst Khadiza Khatun et al.
Climate extremes have a significant impact on vegetation. However, little is known about vegetation response to climatic extremes in Bangladesh. The association of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) with nine extreme precipitation and temperature indices was evaluated to identify the nexu...