Bangladesh is a country where both Islamic and conventional banks contribute to the economic deve... more Bangladesh is a country where both Islamic and conventional banks contribute to the economic development. Although relatively new in Bangladesh and contributing to a small portion of the banking sector, Islamic banks have played a pivotal role in improving the banking sector by providing services which are more based on the beliefs of the Muslims. This study aims to compare the attitude of Islamic and conventional banks' customers towards various aspects of banking in order to identify which bank has better performance in customer's perspective. To develop this descriptive study a total of 250 customers were interviewed. A structured questionnaire consisting of 18 questions incorporated in 6 categories were used. The study reveals that Islamic banks precede conventional banks on all factors. The study will help not only conventional banks but also Islamic banks to understand in which sectors they need to focus to develop more positive attitude in the minds of the customers.
Poverty alleviation has been an important target for the Government especially to meet its Millen... more Poverty alleviation has been an important target for the Government especially to meet its Millennium Development Goal. Micro-credit provided by various Micro Finance Institutions both Government and Non-Government have contributed significantly for this cause. Although the number of such institutions is increasing there exists still an estimated 56 million people who are still living in poverty. This study indicated that the poverty alleviation programs of BRDB can be made more effective by generating target oriented awareness programs and attractive incentives for the employees.
Entrepreneurial intention is the function of motives and barriers encountered by the university s... more Entrepreneurial intention is the function of motives and barriers encountered by the university students during their studies. As the unemployment rate among the university graduates is the highest in Bangladesh, the research focused on university students with the aim to predict their entrepreneurial behaviors. Previous studies identified different environmental contexts of the countries have different influence on the perception regarding motives and barriers of entrepreneurial intention of the students. Hence, to stimulate the development of entrepreneurship, it is important to uncover university student’s perceptions regarding the motives and barriers to develop entrepreneurship and their influences on entrepreneurial intention of the graduates. To conduct the research, the primary data were collected from 398 business students using simple random sampling method through self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the demographic profiles of the ...
Bangladesh is a country where both Islamic and conventional banks contribute to the economic deve... more Bangladesh is a country where both Islamic and conventional banks contribute to the economic development. Although relatively new in Bangladesh and contributing to a small portion of the banking sector, Islamic banks have played a pivotal role in improving the banking sector by providing services which are more based on the beliefs of the Muslims. This study aims to compare the attitude of Islamic and conventional banks' customers towards various aspects of banking in order to identify which bank has better performance in customer's perspective. To develop this descriptive study a total of 250 customers were interviewed. A structured questionnaire consisting of 18 questions incorporated in 6 categories were used. The study reveals that Islamic banks precede conventional banks on all factors. The study will help not only conventional banks but also Islamic banks to understand in which sectors they need to focus to develop more positive attitude in the minds of the customers.
Microcredit is a powerful tool which contributes significantly for alleviating poverty and improv... more Microcredit is a powerful tool which contributes significantly for alleviating poverty and improving living standard for sustainable development of the rural women. In Bangladesh several government and nongovernment organizations are engaged in proving microcredit facilities. This study aims to compare the government and nongovernment organizations microcredit interventions have more impact on the expenditure pattern to improve the living standards of respondent. A total 172 rural women borrowers were interviewed based on structured questionnaire. The study reviled that although the income level of the borrowers of both the organization is same, but the Government organization's borrowers are spending more on various sectors of household expenditure to improve the living standard. The microcredit programs can be made more effective by charging a reasonable interest rate and by adjusting the microcredit policy.
In a patriarchal social structure like Bangladesh the role of women is confined to some definite ... more In a patriarchal social structure like Bangladesh the role of women is confined to some definite work and position which is considered inferior to that of men. Even after numerous progresses in gender relation, the situation more or less remains the same in the context of their family roles and responsibilities that cause domestic violence. This is an empirical study that aims to identify the relationship between employment and women's empowerment in urban areas of Bangladesh. Women's " empowerment " in developing countries gained attention due to its significant influence in socio economic development of the country. The data has been collected using Non-probability purposive sampling technique from a total of 100 respondents in Dhaka city. Among them 50 were employed and 50 were unemployed women. To collect the primary data the questionnaire was designed using structured questionnaire to assess women's empowerment with relation to their employment status. The...
Bangladesh is a country where both Islamic and conventional banks contribute to the economic deve... more Bangladesh is a country where both Islamic and conventional banks contribute to the economic development. Although relatively new in Bangladesh and contributing to a small portion of the banking sector, Islamic banks have played a pivotal role in improving the banking sector by providing services which are more based on the beliefs of the Muslims. This study aims to compare the attitude of Islamic and conventional banks' customers towards various aspects of banking in order to identify which bank has better performance in customer's perspective. To develop this descriptive study a total of 250 customers were interviewed. A structured questionnaire consisting of 18 questions incorporated in 6 categories were used. The study reveals that Islamic banks precede conventional banks on all factors. The study will help not only conventional banks but also Islamic banks to understand in which sectors they need to focus to develop more positive attitude in the minds of the customers.
Poverty alleviation has been an important target for the Government especially to meet its Millen... more Poverty alleviation has been an important target for the Government especially to meet its Millennium Development Goal. Micro-credit provided by various Micro Finance Institutions both Government and Non-Government have contributed significantly for this cause. Although the number of such institutions is increasing there exists still an estimated 56 million people who are still living in poverty. This study indicated that the poverty alleviation programs of BRDB can be made more effective by generating target oriented awareness programs and attractive incentives for the employees.
Entrepreneurial intention is the function of motives and barriers encountered by the university s... more Entrepreneurial intention is the function of motives and barriers encountered by the university students during their studies. As the unemployment rate among the university graduates is the highest in Bangladesh, the research focused on university students with the aim to predict their entrepreneurial behaviors. Previous studies identified different environmental contexts of the countries have different influence on the perception regarding motives and barriers of entrepreneurial intention of the students. Hence, to stimulate the development of entrepreneurship, it is important to uncover university student’s perceptions regarding the motives and barriers to develop entrepreneurship and their influences on entrepreneurial intention of the graduates. To conduct the research, the primary data were collected from 398 business students using simple random sampling method through self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the demographic profiles of the ...
Bangladesh is a country where both Islamic and conventional banks contribute to the economic deve... more Bangladesh is a country where both Islamic and conventional banks contribute to the economic development. Although relatively new in Bangladesh and contributing to a small portion of the banking sector, Islamic banks have played a pivotal role in improving the banking sector by providing services which are more based on the beliefs of the Muslims. This study aims to compare the attitude of Islamic and conventional banks' customers towards various aspects of banking in order to identify which bank has better performance in customer's perspective. To develop this descriptive study a total of 250 customers were interviewed. A structured questionnaire consisting of 18 questions incorporated in 6 categories were used. The study reveals that Islamic banks precede conventional banks on all factors. The study will help not only conventional banks but also Islamic banks to understand in which sectors they need to focus to develop more positive attitude in the minds of the customers.
Microcredit is a powerful tool which contributes significantly for alleviating poverty and improv... more Microcredit is a powerful tool which contributes significantly for alleviating poverty and improving living standard for sustainable development of the rural women. In Bangladesh several government and nongovernment organizations are engaged in proving microcredit facilities. This study aims to compare the government and nongovernment organizations microcredit interventions have more impact on the expenditure pattern to improve the living standards of respondent. A total 172 rural women borrowers were interviewed based on structured questionnaire. The study reviled that although the income level of the borrowers of both the organization is same, but the Government organization's borrowers are spending more on various sectors of household expenditure to improve the living standard. The microcredit programs can be made more effective by charging a reasonable interest rate and by adjusting the microcredit policy.
In a patriarchal social structure like Bangladesh the role of women is confined to some definite ... more In a patriarchal social structure like Bangladesh the role of women is confined to some definite work and position which is considered inferior to that of men. Even after numerous progresses in gender relation, the situation more or less remains the same in the context of their family roles and responsibilities that cause domestic violence. This is an empirical study that aims to identify the relationship between employment and women's empowerment in urban areas of Bangladesh. Women's " empowerment " in developing countries gained attention due to its significant influence in socio economic development of the country. The data has been collected using Non-probability purposive sampling technique from a total of 100 respondents in Dhaka city. Among them 50 were employed and 50 were unemployed women. To collect the primary data the questionnaire was designed using structured questionnaire to assess women's empowerment with relation to their employment status. The...
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