Volume 3, Number 1, December 2020

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A Study on Determinants of workers’ Remittance Inflow in Bangladesh
(Comilla University, 1-Dec-2020) Debbarman, Shantanu; Dey, Sucheta
Remittance inflows of workers to their country of birth is one of the most influential factors contributing to the economic growth of developing countries. Remittance has a significant impact on the economic growth of Bangladesh. In also a vital source of foreign exchange earnings for Bangladesh. This study aims to identify the determinants of worker’s remittance in Bangladesh using time series data from 1976 to 2018. The Augmented Dickey-Fuller Test checks the stationarity of data.
Bangladesh Police Battling the COVID-19:
(Comilla University, 1-Dec-2020) Mahfuj, Numan
The global pandemic COVID-19 embraces the whole economy and social settings of Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, the COVID-19 incidence was creeping gradually though the government had taken many preventive measures including social distancing, quarantine, and locked down to control COVID-19 spread. In the battle of existence and combat against the invincible enemy, Bangladesh police is regarded as the frontline warrior. Though Bangladesh police is blamed for various issues but in this pandemic, they played a catalytic role by performing their duties as’ Altruistic police’ effectively towards achieving citizen’s trust. The objective of this study is to evaluate the performance, work dynamics and challenges of Bangladesh police during the pandemic situation. Hence, a qualitative research including in-depth interview of twelve police personnel were carried out to visualize the contribution of Bangladesh police through challenges at current situation.
Explosion of Social Media during the Pandemic of COVID-19:
(Comilla University, 1-Dec-2020) Hossain, Md. Belal; Rahman, Kazi Sonia
The present study aims to explain how people in Bangladesh, especially students and professionals, have used social media and how it has influenced them during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 342 respondents participated from the seven divisions of Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online questionnaire was surveyed through purposive sampling techniques and analyzed using SPSS 23.0. A 25-item tool for collecting responses on different aspects of social media usage during the pandemic times was administered to observe the role of social media usage, including demographic factors, a trend of usage, intentions of usage, and its influences were recorded. The key findings showed that during the COVD-19 pandemic crisis there was a flow of social media use such as 82 percent of respondents used only Facebook, another 60 percent of respondents used various social media to get updated coronavirus news across the country. On the other hand, almost 58 percent of respondents received fake news through social media during the COVID-19 era. The study results confirmed that there was a significant impact of using social media that conscious the citizens positively about the COVID-19 pandemic during the lockdown period. Finally, the study can be confirmed that the effective usage of the internet and social media has been played a significant role to keep peoples protected and engaged in a positive mindset during the lockdown imposed by the government of Bangladesh. This study also offers new directions for future studies of using social media effectively.
ICT and its Economic Growth in SAARC Countries Impact on
(Comilla University, 1-Dec-2020) Majumder, Shapan Chandra; Miah, Md. Mamun
The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of ICT on economic growth In SAARC countries. It used ARDK technique to analyze the data which range from 2001 to 2018.The result extracted from the ARDL model shows that mobile cellular subscriptions are positively significant to economic growth in the long run in five SAARC member countries. The result also shows the elasticity of economic growth with respect to mobile cellular subscription is about 0.09 suggesting that if total mobile cellular subscription goes up by1 percent on average, the economic growth speed up by about 0.09 percent. Beside that labor and investment are positively and significantly integrated with economic growth in the SAARC countries in the long run. The error correction term (ECT) IS -0.270229 implying that the speed of adjustment to the correction disequilibrium to reaching long- term equilibrium is 27%. For ensuring economic growth and development of the region, respective authorities and policymakers should increase investment in technology related infrastructure.
‘Migrant’ or ‘Refugee’?
(Comilla University, 1-Dec-2020) Rahman, Md. Mizanur
This article put forward a single argument, which is, the distinction between ‘migrant’ and ‘refugee’ is a very straightforward one and fail to count the complexity around the migration process. Combined with the pieces of literature and the life history of my brother, I question the rigid differentiation between ‘migrant’ and ‘refugee’ as these categorical definitions play a crucial role to include or exclude people from the rights and protection provided by the states. My main purpose in this article is to illustrate the fact that ‘migrants’ can also go through the experiences similar to the refugees depending on the contexts and the situation S/he exposed, and ‘refugee’ is not also a fixed category as it can change for the people in certain situation. To explain this position I provided the case of my younger brother who went through both experiences of being a ‘migrant’ and being a ‘refugee’. In the end, I argue for extensive ethnographic and empirical research engagement to reveal how these categorical definitions exclude people who do not fall under the existing legal framework for ‘refugee’ from the rights and protections offered by the states, hence failed to consider the complex process of migration and other issues, such as the serious right violation in the origin country.
Exploring Cultural Belife and Practices Assciated with Maternal Health Care :
(Comilla University, 1-Dec-2020) Chodhury, N.M. Rabiul Awal; Haque, Mohammad Ainul; Nasrin, Shamema
Maternal health issues have always been a key concern of any health care system. Though historically healthcare system of Bangladesh are mostly focused on mother and child health, but still this concern require more attention because of its connections with diverse socio-cultural affairs. Various cultural beliefs and practices may affect Antenatal Care (ANC), delivery, and postnatal care (PNC) service. This study demonstrated an in-depth of people’s cultural beliefs, attitude, and practices towards pregnant women’s association with maternal health care among middle-class Bengal families in a semi-urban area ( Salmanpur in Cumilla city) of Bangladesh. Reviewing relevant articles and collecting primary data through nineteen (19) in-depth interviews with pregnant women and newborn mother, their husbands, mother-in-law, and community health workers, investigation on the concern issues were completed in the mentioned study area. Along with delivery restriction, food taboos, movement and mobility restrictions, traditional approach to treatment, women shifting to parental from in-law’s home were revealed as a customary practices. These beliefs and practices are proven as a bottleneck I n receiving and continuing the comprehensive maternal health related services. Success of future pertinent interventions in ensuring maternal healthcare, further discovery of related cultural beliefs and practices are important and their consideration are imperative.
Public Relations in public sector of Bangladesh :
(Comilla University, 1-Dec-2020) paul, Jillur Rahaman
In Bangladesh. Public Relations (PR) is an essential part of public sector offices. Its ultimate goal is to build trustworthy relationship with different stakeholders like general people, organizations, business entities and others, which leads to increase productivity and client’s satisfaction. The study attempted to review the roles, reality and challenges of PR in Bangladesh through content analysis and observation methods. It was found that in the country, PR activities are commonly maintained by public Relations officer (PRO). Findings indicated that since the government has been trying to play people’s friendly pro-active role by reaching with its services to the doorsteps, the PR roles have become more diversified. But reality is that PR role in the country is not dynamic in public sector rather it is still static. Some challenges such as lack of recognized code of conducts and ethics, absentia of PR role in policy level, lack of career path, not recognized as specialized profession and lack of research and training were identified. It is suggested that due attention, career path formulation. Proper training, logistics etc. could be ensured in PR profession which are ultimately necessary in the perspectives of’ Digital Bangladesh’ and ‘sustainable Development Goals’ (SDGs).
Reintegration Scenario of Home Returned Migrant Workers:
(Comilla University, 1-Dec-2020) Hasan, Md. Mehedi
Remittance is the second largest earning source for Bangladesh economy after RMG export. In 2015.according to Bangladesh Bank the net worth of remittance inflow was 15,270.99 million USD and later years it started to fall down until 2018 record level of remittance inflow worth of 15,544.68 million USD. Whatever the reasons may stand behind this ups and downs in remittance inflow, but this is also caused by increasing rate of home returned migrants. No one can deny, the contributions of these home returned migrants, but unfortunately, the reintegration scenario of these home returned migrants never got enough concern to anyone. this article shades light on this reintegration scenario of home returned migrants in cumilla district, one of the top concentrated migrant areas in Bangladesh. This article focuses on the demographic information, abroad working period, earned skills in abroad, causes of home returning, present works of home returned migrants, present savings, present working problems, entrepreneurial trend and experience of migrations of home returned migrants of cumilla district. The findings of this paper can help the government to implement policies and roles towards mixed cultural worked experienced home returned migrants and their reintegration process in a planned manner.
Population Growth vs Consumption Growth:
(Comilla University, 1-Dec-2020) Bhuiyan, Shehreen Amin; Abedin, Minhazul
Environmental degradation is no more a myth, and the consequences are being felt everywhere. We are inconsiderably killing wildlife, polluting the air, cutting down trees, exploiting the soil, spilling toxic waste in the ocean and in return, we are calling it economic growth. It is a crucial topic in discussion amongst ecologist, biologists and environmentalists who rather failed to get an ear from the politicians, industrialists, and global political leaders. With the world population gradually heading towards a standstill, it will eventually come down to governments and their control over the consumption fetishism of its population, however big or small that might be. The unfolding calamity demands a rigorous reformative response. The article realizes that, between population growth and consumption growth, there has to be a neat balance of optimal population growth for younger human resource who will contribute to development, while at the same, an appropriate development strategy to reduce CO2 emission through an environment friendly green energy policy. The power sector is a significant source and an inevitable requirement for development; hence it cannot be omitted from the picture, neither can the necessity of a healthy and self-sustaining environment. Keywords: Population Growth, CO2 consumption, energy sector, green energy Introduction. Environmental degradation is no more a myth, and the consequences are being felt everywhere. We are inconsiderably killing wildlife, polluting the air, cutting down trees, exploiting the soil, spilling toxic waste in the ocean and in return, we are calling it economic growth. It is a crucial topic in discussion amongst ecologist, biologists and environmentalists who rather failed to get an ear from the politicians, industrialists, and global political leaders. While this chaos took the better of us with not a second to spare, a viral disease trapped us all inside our houses, where we are left to ponder what triggered it? One might recall what Malthus in his infamous proposition, predicted that.