The study was conducted in Paikgacha Upazilla of Khulna district, Bangladesh with a view to identify the socio-economic and livelihood changes due to shrimp farming. Data was collected from the 95 respondents by the researchers themselves through personal interview using and interview schedule during November 20, 2008. A remarkable change was observed incase of socio-economic parameters. The percentages of marginal small farmers decreased while the percentage of medium and large farm holders increased. The average income of the respondents become higher (Tk. 457.95 thousand) after inception...

The attempt of the study was to understand how micro-finance facilitates to change the status of women. It has been identified from the study that women who received Micro-credit didnt have larger access to the property and other family matters, health issues and decision makings. It was found that more than 60 percent of the total respondents had no own land, around 95 percent had no invested money, around 68 percent didnt have any saving money and around 75 percent respondents had no access to decision making. It was also notified that micro-credit didnt affect psychologically and morally...

Climate induced changes such as extreme cyclone, devastating tidal surges, severe floods, tremendous river erosion, excessive rainfall, overwhelming salinity intrusion etc, are occurring more frequently in greater intensities and in an unpredictable manner around the world. The research focuses on the perception level of the people on climate change vulnerability and its impact on their livelihood patterns. The research revealed that various climatic events adversely affect the people of the study area. Among all natural disasters, cyclone affects severely the livelihood pattern of...

Women constitute about half of the Bangladesh (BD) population, their social status remains very low. Rural women belong to the most deprived section of the society facing adverse conditions. This study aims at knowing the status of woman empowerment in socio-economic condition of BD. Socio-economic condition has a clear effect on woman empowerment. Most of them are involved in household activities. So their status is lower and most of them are less accessible to all aspects of the society. Respondents have less privilege in decision making process, about 99% respondents do not get the chance...

Gender inequality is a main hitch in BD. Policy makers seem that female have a minute contribution in social, economic & political arena. Womans freedom of choice regarding sexual contact, birth control, pregnancy & abortion is secret by the mutual decision-making of husband & his family. Wifes personal convictions on birth control and family planning are irrelevant in decision-making. There is a pressure from the husbands family to produce male offspring. The family is mainly concerned with birth of heirs, not the good health of mother. Young woman might begin conceiving at very...

Greenhouse gases (GHGs) are responsible for global warming and climate changes which absorb and emit radiation within the thermal infrared range. The aim of the study is to estimate emission of GHGs from transportation sector of BD. Afforestation required to absorb the emitted CO2 has also been predicted. Fossil fuel consumption data has been used for GHGs (CO2, CO, N2O, NOx, and CH4) emission estimation. Being a developing country BD is contributing GHGs in a very negligible rate. The transportation sector of BD is also less important sector in case of GHGs contributors. From this sector the...

This study has been conducted to the socio-economic condition of the female workers in fish processing industry. The average age of the female workers is 28.6 years,31% are illiterate, 44% are married, average family members are 5, 58% are permanent workers. Most of them are divorce, widow and unmarried. The physicians of any industry have no chamber in the industry premise. There is no arrangement for childcare center. Average salary of the permanent workers is Tk.2301.7 per month and salary of the temporary workers depends on their work. 72% of female workers contribute their total income...

Industrial estate is an increasing source of pollution. The aim of study was assessment of pollution of Mongla Industrial Estate & its impacts on health and socio-economic Status in BD. These experiments give a result that in water polluting industry BOD (1190 mg/l), COD (4330 mg/l) and TDS ( 8840 mg/l) are very high and pH (2.23) shows very acidic in nature of the effluent of MSFPI. Air pollution is severe in this area, at the ball mill (MCF) SPM was 520 g/m3, & ambient air of area contains 510 g/m3 of SPM. Noise level at ball mill average 100 dB. These values do not meet the DoE std. &...

Ground water is the most important source of fresh water supply for drinking and domestic purposes (97%) in Bangladesh. This study was conducted on geochemical characterization of groundwater in Jessore Municipality area which is situated in the southwestern part of Bangladesh and central part of Jessore District with an area of 24.6 sq. km. The main objectives of this study were to evaluate the major sources of water chemistry and its suitability for portable and domestic needs. To complete this research work, 15 sample were collected from 9 different ward located in the Jessore Municipality...

The study revealed socio-economic scenario of labor forces in Bangladesh (BD) & the wage or income inequalities, occupational changes & future challenges of the labor forces in BD. For measuring socio-economic status of the labor forces variables like family type, age structure, education, income, expenditure, health status, sanitation etc. are considered.There are factors like wage condition, occupation (both past & present), gender, pattern of informal sector, nature of work, working hour & condition etc. to highlight the wage or income inequalities, occupational changes and future...