Browsing by Author "Kamal, Mostafa"

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A Study on Master Plan Projection
(Daffodil International University, 2015-01) Kamal, Mostafa; Safayat, Al
Daffodil International University (DIU) is on its way to be the number one ranked university of Bangladesh by providing quality education and making leader for the future. As a top ranked university of Bangladesh, the quality and the IT based education system has created the university as a model of excellence for other universities of Bangladesh. Arrangement of different faculties, innovative programs under different departments, strong administration members, etc. has made Daffodil International University as unique one. By keeping its uniqueness, DIU is going to build the number one Permanent Campus of a private university with all modern and latest educational facilities and the work of the Permanent Campus at Ashulia was started on 10th February, 2011. The Permanent Campus project is in progress and will be implemented in four phases and it will have individual faculty and administrative infrastructure, residential hall, library, cafeteria, TSC, auditorium, playground, swimming pool, gymnasium, departmental faculties, and ICT center. This study is designed to describe the establishment and the authentic growth of DIU main campus, in details, to demonstrate the future plan of this university as a guideline for future development of a university Master Plan and it covers the entire activities done by DIU and future planning for completing the Permanent Campus at Ashulia.
Change Management in Academic Libraries: An Experience
(2015-06-11) Khan, Md. Milan; Kamal, Mostafa
Abstract: Change is so fundamental to all things in the world that it is the most important obstacle to overcome in a game of survival of the fittest. Change management in the world entails most importantly both human and equipment. Change Management is vital for the survival and development of any organization. Libraries and information services face many challenges from rapidly changes in the information environment. This paper explains the model of change levers in the library management. Academic libraries are facing various aspects of challenges both externally and internally. Observes that change in quality, marketing, technology and costs are much visible and change in strategy, structure, human resource management and leadership are less visible. Conclude that change in management of libraries is inevitable.
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CRM) IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES: PERCEPTION AND REALITY
(2016-04-30) Khan, Md. Milan; Kamal, Mostafa
Abstract: In this digital era academic libraries are already facing their greatest challenges and difficulties with multiple communication channels. For more than a decade, academic libraries have been under the pressure to change its way of operation and management due to constraint of budget and the appearance of online resources. These situations cause the libraries to value their development of resource and the application of library marketing to better service. How to retain and increase users through enhancement of service becomes the great concern of library managers/ librarians. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is not a tactical or functional approach but a key strategic process. A comprehensive CRM is highlighted with its pillars, characteristics, basic principles, initiatives in libraries, library service, significance, model and 4S, and user satisfaction through evaluating academic libraries in this study.
Customer Satisfaction of Real Estate Buyers of Dhaka City: A Survey on Customer Perception and Expectation
(Daffodil International University, 2015-10) Kamal, Mostafa; Ahmed, Shakil; Khan, Md. Milan
Bangladesh is an overpopulated country and the capital city Dhaka is among the most densely populated cities of the world. As the number of inhabitants living in this city is increasing due to the continuous insurgence of people looking for a living, it is difficult to solve the housing problem. The real estate companies are trying to provide housing for these people, but at the recent times they have failed to meet customers’ expectation. As a result, customers are now more interested to rent a house rather than to buy one. This article shows the perception and expectation of real estate buyers of Dhaka city in different dimensions Preferences between ready plot and apartment, apartment price, types & size of apartment, favorable locations, favorable facilities, and desired services from a company. The general pattern of real estate sector along with current and future demand is also portrayed from the point of view of different related articles. Some suggestions are made for marketers for making the new apartment structure, pricing policy, distribution method, assessment of customer’s needs and demands.
Detailed Analysis by Etabs of a 530 Square Meter Residential Building Located at Dhaka
(Daffodil International University, 2021-12-31) Hoque, Azizul; Kamal, Mostafa; Setu, Nusrat Islam; Rahman, Md. Ashikur; Shaon, Md. Saiful Islam
This report has been composed as “DETAILED ANALYSIS BY ETABS OF A 530 SQUARE METER RESIDENTIAL BUILDING LOCATED AT DHAKA” .This six storied residential structure is an RCC structure. In this report we planned Column, Beam and Slab. We also calculated the required reinforcement of Column, Beam and Slab. We did all those things with the help of ETABS software and BNBC 1993 code and regulations. By utilizing ETABS software we computed wind load , Earthquake Load , Dead load and Live load.
Effect of physical parameters on the decolorization of multiple synthetic textile dyes by bacteria recovered from dye contaminated soil and water
(BRAC University, 2018-07) Kamal, Mostafa; Bhuiyan, Dr. Mohammad Nazrul Islam; Choudhury, Dr. Naiyyum
Textile wastewater is a complex mixture of many contaminating materials. These include a high concentration of salts, acids, heavy metals, organochlorine-based pesticides, pigments, dyes etc. Dye is the first pollutant to be recognized in wastewater and many synthetic dyes are toxic, mutagenic and carcinogenic in nature. This makes dyes imperative to be removed from textile wastewater. Current physicochemical textile dye removal methods are less efficient and expensive. Bioremediation through utilization of synthetic dye degrading bacteria can be considered as an effective aid to the clean-up process. The present study attempts to decolorize eight synthetic textile dyes: Novacron Brilliant Blue C-B, Novacron Dark Blue S-GL, Novacron Navy S-GI, Novacron Turquoise GN, Novacron Super Black-G, Novacron Ruby S-3B, Avitera Brilliant Yellow SE and Novacron Yellow S-3R by newly isolated bacterial strains from dye contaminated soil and water. Dye decolorizing ability of bacteria was screened on Nutrient broth containing mixed dyes. Effects of different physical parameters like dye concentration, temperature, pH, agitation and seed culture concentration on the dye degrading ability of selected isolates were tested. The potential isolates were selected for BiOLOG identification. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (S9A6) exhibited to be the most promising amongst the isolated bacteria for decolorizing synthetic dyes, followed by Bacillus cereus/thuringiensis (S1A6). Pseudomonas aeruginosa was tested further for effects of mixed dye concentration and the repeated addition of dye aliquots up to four cycles. The decolorization obtained in this study was expressed in percentages with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, S9A6 having up to 98.5% decolorization of Novacron Super Black-G, 98.4% of Novacron Yellow S-3R, 98.3% of Novacron Dark Blue S-GL, 97.4% of Novacron Navy S-GI, 96.7% of Novacron Ruby S-3B, 94.2% of Novacron Brilliant Blue C-B and 88.6% decolorization of six synthetic dye mixture for 100 ppm of dye concentration when incubated under stationary condition at 37°C for 72 hours. However, there was no observable color difference for Novacron Turquoise GN and Avitera Brilliant Yellow SE by any of the isolated bacteria. The prime candidate Pseudomonas aeruginosa also exhibited very good ability to decolorize repeated additions for six individual dyes up to the fourth cycle without supplementation of additional nutrients, which is remarkable criteria for commercial applicability of it in textile effluent treatment.
Factors Affecting Customers to Buy Apartments in Dhaka City
(Daffodil International University, 2015-12-01) Kamal, Mostafa; Pramanik, Shah Alam Kabir
This study investigates factors that affect prospective customers’ purchase intention when purchasing apartment in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. The paper also examines relationships among the influential factors and buying attitude. Total forty six (46) attributes have been taken into consideration in designing questionnaire for the study. A questionnaire survey method is used with 220 prospective buyers and response rate of 92 percent. Initially an exploratory factor analysis is directed using SPSS (version 21).We explored six factors where project facilities, environmental issues, physical quality, location and communication facilities are considered as most influential factors. Comparatively promotional and prices have less impact on purchase decisions. But the attribute ‘reasonable prices’ received the buyer’s attention. Factors project facilities, physical quality, location, communications and prices have significant relationship with buying attitude except the promotional and environmental issues. Real Estate developers, marketers, policy makers can use the findings to better understand, segment and satisfy the buyers. Therefore the findings of the study will help to develop the successful Real Estate marketing policy and strategies. The study may be limited by its focus on a geographic section of the Bangladeshi Real Estate market.
Housing Finance Institutions in Bangladesh- A Comparative Study on BHBFC & DBH
(Daffodil International University, 2015-06-01) Kamal, Mostafa; Kamruzzaman, Md.
Bangladesh is one of the promising housing markets with considerable growth potentials though it has been experiencing slow growth since 2010 due to some major problems. To resolve the housing shortage and revive the growth potentialities, providing housing finance is one of the important aspects that must be considered to meet housing needs. Though there has been continued expansion of the financial system, the need for housing finance remains inadequate. Many initiatives have been taken, including government-subsidized housing finance to help people to own a house, yet, low and middle-income groups have been confronting difficulties to get housing finance. This paper presents a comparative study between two specialized housing financial institutions in the development of housing sector in Bangladesh. It has been found that BDH is doing much better than that of BHBFC though it’s the pioneer specialized housing finance institution in Bangladesh. There is also a discussion about factors affecting housing finance by these two specialized housing finance institutions. Data are collected from secondary sources and analyzed by using qualitative analysis and regression analysis by using SPSS software.
Job Satisfaction of Female Workers in Different Garments Factories in Dhaka City: An Intertemporal Comparison
(Daffodil International University, 2006-07-01) Alam, S. M. Ikhtiar; Kamal, Mostafa
Job satisfaction is an attitude that reflects the extent to which an individual is gratified by or fulfilled in his/her job. It is an affective or emotional response toward various facets of one’s job. This meaning of job satisfaction implies that job satisfaction is not a unitary concept. Rather a person can be relatively satisfied with one aspect of his or her job and dissatisfied with one or more other aspects. Thus, we can differentiate at least two aspects of job satisfaction ⎯ facet satisfaction and overall satisfaction. Facet satisfaction is the tendency for an employee to be more or less satisfied with various facets of his or her job. A large number of related research has been conducted in different countries including Bangladesh. Alam (1986) conducted a research on the job satisfaction of female workers in different garment factories in Dhaka City in 1983. He measured the level of overall satisfaction and analyzed the nature of facet satisfaction of 200 female workers. He concluded that a minor percentage of female workers in different garment factories are satisfied with their jobs, and there is a positive relationship between their level of job satisfaction and the level of wages/salaries and other identified factors. The objective of the present study is to measure the overall level of job satisfaction of female workers in different garment factories and to identify factors contributing to job satisfaction and factors contributing to job dissatisfaction. The present study also ranks all identified factors according to their relative importance by using a formula developed by Alam in 1983 (Alam, 1986). Finally, the present study makes intertemporal comparisons of overall job satisfaction level and of the nature of facet satisfaction over the twenty two-year period (between 1983 and 2005). Such intertemporal comparisons are necessary because of the fact that over the last twenty two years, as the garment industries of the country has expanded significantly, the nature of human resource management in this sector has changed in many aspects. As a result, job satisfaction status and the absolute as well as relative importance of factors contributing to satisfaction level are expected to change.
Knowledge and Attitude Towards COVID-19 Among Adult People in Bangladesh: Evidence From an Online Survey
(Intelektual Pustaka Media Utama (IPMU), 2023-06-15) Shahjahan, Md.; Islam, M. Mazharul; Hossain, Md Kamrul; Amin, Md. Ruhul; Kamal, Mostafa; Islam, Mohammad Saiful
The objective of this study was to examine the levels and determinants of knowledge and attitudes toward COVID-19 among adult people in Bangladesh, using data from an online survey, conducted in May 2021. Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis were performed to extract findings from data. The survey covered 993 respondents. A high level (78.4%) of effective knowledge and positive attitude (78.6%) were observed among the Bangladeshi people. More than eighty percent of the respondents could correctly mention at least one important symptom, mode of transmission, and preventive measures of COVID-19. Good knowledge and positive attitudes were found to be significantly higher among males, living in Dhaka city, having a higher level of education, health professionals, and the wealthiest people. Knowledge about COVID-19 has significant association with positive attitude of people towards COVID-19. Despite the high level of knowledge and positive attitudes, there still prevails some misconceptions among a group of people, as one-third of the respondents opined that COVID-19 is a divine punishment and 13% were in favor of keeping it secrete if COVID-19 infection happen to them. The findings underscore the need for more educational program and behavior change communication (BCC) for the subgroups of the population that has been identified with poor knowledge and negative attitudes towards COVID-19.
Marketing of Library and Information Services in University Libraries: A Practical Experience
(Daffodil International University, 2016-01) Khan, Md. Milan; Kamal, Mostafa
At present, libraries and information centers are facing a time of unprecedented change and challenge. Marketing concepts itself is changing and has different meaning form different renowned people. The concept of marketing is widely applicable in library and information environment. Now marketing is whole organization concept which requires years of continual activities. Marketing of library services is the effective execution of all the activities involved in enhancing satisfaction of users by providing maximum value of them. It is a total solution for library and information centers. There have been enormous developments in marketing of library and information services around the world. The present research paper aims to explore the discipline of marketing for librarians. Practical solutions are provided on how to implement a marketing strategy and plan with particular emphasis on the value of using information resources in libraries to the users.
Online Medical Services System
(Daffodil International University, 2019-12-05) Kamal, Mostafa; Uddin, Md Jamal; Hasan, Md. Mehedi
These are on the "Online medical services system". This project easily treatment patient by use in online, Because of online collaboration and tremendous use of information technology makes this project, especially in rural areas, people get better treatment by a specialist doctor. Sometimes many patients suffer have no proper treatment this platform more than a little bit solves this problem. In the world day by day, people face new disease especially in rural areas, people do not have better treatment because of no specialist doctor, there has no lot of money, traffic jam one of them. This project Tries to solve the problem. There are many other Online Medical Services System sites online, our project is totally focused on the perspective of Bangladeshi users. This system, we are going about to develop such an online medical services system for development and focus on whom easily to the user in our country. Especially we try to connect rural areas face to face. The design of the proposed system was done as per the user requirement. Online Medical services system was tested for different functions and find satisfactory. In near the future, we will try the system that will be connecting for smartphone users. As like the android and ios app platform.
The Burden of Chronic Diseases and Patients' Preference for Healthcare Services among Adult Patients Suffering From Chronic Diseases in Bangladesh
(Scopus, 23-01-29) Mahumud, Rashidul A; Sultana, Marufa; Kundu, Satyajit; Rahman, Md A; Mistry, Sabuj K; Kamara, Joseph K; Kamal, Mostafa; Ali, Mohammad A; Hossain, Md G; Brooks, Cristy; Khan, Asaduzzaman; Alam, Khorshed; Renzaho, Andre M N
Background: Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have a disproportionately high burden of chronic diseases, with inequalities in health care access and quality services. This study aimed to assess patients' preferences for healthcare services for chronic disease management among adult patients in Bangladesh. Methods: The present analysis was conducted among 10,385 patients suffering from chronic diseases, drawn from the latest Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2016-2017. We used the multinomial logistic regression to investigate the association of chronic comorbid conditions and healthcare service-related factors with patients' preferences for healthcare services. Results: The top four dimensions of patient preference for healthcare services in order of magnitude were quality of treatment (30.3%), short distance to health facility (27.6%), affordability of health care (21.7%) and availability of doctors (11.0%). Patients with heart disease had a 29% significantly lower preference for healthcare affordability than the quality of healthcare services (relative risk ratio [RRR] = 0.71; 0.56-0.90). Patients who received healthcare services from pharmacies or dispensaries were more likely to prefer a short distance to a health facility (RRR = 6.99; 4.80-9.86) or affordability of healthcare services (RRR = 3.13; 2.25-4.36). Patients with comorbid conditions were more likely to prefer healthcare affordability (RRR = 1.39; 1.15-1.68). In addition, patients who received health care from a public facility had 2.93 times higher preference for the availability of medical doctors (RRR = 2.93; 1.70-5.04) than the quality of treatment in the health facility, when compared with private service providers. Conclusions: Patient preferences for healthcare services in chronic disease management were significantly associated with the type of disease and its magnitude and characteristics of healthcare providers. Therefore, to enhance service provision and equitable distribution and uptake of health services, policymakers and public health practitioners should consider patient preferences in designing national strategic frameworks for chronic disease management.
Total Quality Management (TQM) for Improving Quality Service in University Libraries: A Conceptual View
(Daffodil International University, 2015-06-01) Khan, Md. Milan; Kamal, Mostafa
Nowadays, libraries are passing challenging time in providing quality services for its users. Libraries are service organizations dedicated to their users and Quality management is the basis for library management in general. Libraries and librarians are required to demonstrate to top management of the university that they are getting a good return on their investments in the library. This paper highlights the importance of total quality management in university libraries, deals with TQM objectives, aims to focus on how they can provide better quality services to its users with limited resources in using TQM effective management tools and principles. As such, a conceptual view has been built for the utilization of TQM in university libraries.
Total Quality Management (TQM) for Improving Quality Service in University Libraries: A Conceptual View
(Daffodil International University, 2015-06-01) Khan, Md. Milan; Kamal, Mostafa
Nowadays, libraries are passing challenging time in providing quality services for its users. Libraries are service organizations dedicated to their users and Quality management is the basis for library management in general. Libraries and librarians are required to demonstrate to top management of the university that they are getting a good return on their investments in the library. This paper highlights the importance of total quality management in university libraries, deals with TQM objectives, aims to focus on how they can provide better quality services to its users with limited resources in using TQM effective management tools and principles. As such, a conceptual view has been built for the utilization of TQM in university libraries.