http://space.buft.edu.bd/handle/123456789/18 2026-04-05T12:28:40Z http://space.buft.edu.bd/handle/123456789/76 School Meals and Child Outcomes in Bangladesh Hossain, Md. Shahadat Purpose: School meals are a good way to channel vital nourishment to poor children. The study has been tried to demonstrate the concepts of school meals in the globe and derived the eventual scenarios from Bangladesh. Methodology: To comprehend the basis of school meal and the derivation of its consequences in Bangladesh, a descriptive research approach is used here. And this work is mainly based on secondary information. Here, various journals, survey reports, newspapers, research articles etc. were used as a source of data. To demonstrate the results, the collected data were analyzed through a tabular form. Findings: This study shows that school meal us applying as an essential tool to remove children’s hunger for the short-term and improve their long-term nutritional status. This may also lead to improve their health promotion. In Bangladesh, school meals are a high-return investment in human capital and local economies with multiple benefits. Collaborative efforts are required to strengthen the school meal program and achieve intended outcomes in respectively short and long terms. Limitations: The study is based on secondary data only. A need exists, however, for further high-quality studies. Practical Implications: In the paper, empirical evidence suggests that the school meals program play a special role in fulfilling the nutritional requirements of school-going children and establishing children's right to education. In Bangladesh, school meals are treated as an incentive for parents to send their children to school. This may ultimately generate a positive impact on children’s attendance and nutrition. Originality: This study will contribute to reveal the pattern of global school meal. In Bangladesh, the initiative of school meals plays a vital role in reducing the country’s malnutrition rate. The study has suggested the avenue for likewise research in this realm. 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z http://space.buft.edu.bd/handle/123456789/75 An Assessment of Borrower Satisfaction of Micro Finance Services in Grameen Bank of Bangladesh Saki, Fatima; Islam, Md. Nahidul; Islam, Md. Nazrul Purpose: This study is aimed to determine the nature and dimensions of microfinance service and to have an understanding on borrower satisfaction level using various determinants of Grameen bank in Bangladesh. Methodology: This analysis of the study is based on primary data collected from 312 respondents who are the borrowers of Grameen bank. Five point likert scale questionnaire is used for quantification and chi-square test is used for the analysis. Findings: The results indicate that economic conditions of the borrowers, their income, and loan facilities of the bank, interest rates on the funds, insurance policy of the bank, transparent transactions, and bankers’ behavior with the borrowers have significant influence on borrower satisfaction. The study has also drawn some inferences such as reducing the interest rate, arranging training programs for their officials, giving individual borrower attention, improving customer service department etc. to foster better banking services for superior borrower satisfaction. Limitations: The research study has focused on six districts in Bangladesh. This could be extended to more areas. Time period for the study could also be extended. Practical Implications: The outcomes of the study would be helpful in formulating customer services policies and improving the quality of services to ensure much satisfaction to the borrowers for future growth. Originality: This study mainly focuses on the core customers in microfinance sector and as the prevailing level of satisfaction is very much important to sustain the market, this study has been done with direct intersection with the borrowers. 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z http://space.buft.edu.bd/handle/123456789/74 Exploring Traditional Handloom Value Chain and Its Sustainability Constraints in Bangladesh: A Qualitative Study on Tangail Handloom Industries Promee, Afia Tasnim; Auntu, Sumaya Khan; Sharmin, Adiba; Ayon, Avijit Chakrabarty Purpose: In this paper, we tried to explore the traditional handloom value chain and its constraints which are threatening the sustainability of this sector in Bangladesh. Methodology: The study followed phenomenological and grounded theory approaches of qualitative research. Data has been collected through in-direct observations, in-depth interviews, and focus group discussions. Thematic analysis technique has been adopted to analyze data. Findings: The traditional handloom value chain operates through the activities of raw materials suppliers, dyers, designers, weavers, local marketers, wholesalers, and retailers. Competition with power loom products, lack of financial assistance, long producing hours, high price, and changes in taste and normative patterns of the consumers are identified as the major threats to the sustainability of this sector. Limitations: This study couldn’t include all the handloom industry areas and personals of the country. To get more depth insight, it has focused on qualitative methods of investigation. But quantitative insight on the same problem could have provided a wider picture. Practical Implications: At present, approximately 316,315 peoples are directly earning their livelihoods from this sector. The findings and recommendations of this study will be helpful to understand and eradicate the current constraints of the value chain of this sector. Originality: Series of quantitative studies has taken place on handloom industries in South-Asian countries. But very little is known about the traditional handloom value chain and problems in the context of Bangladesh. This paper has addressed the gap by exploring the traditional handloom value chain and its constraints based on primary qualitative data. 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z http://space.buft.edu.bd/handle/123456789/73 Factors Affecting Inducement for Organic Farming in Bangladesh Fariha, Nuraiya; Islam, Saiful Purpose: While organic farming is quite pervading around the world, it received minimal momentum in Bangladesh. Therefore, this study aims to find the dominant factors and major constraints to pursue organic farming in Bangladesh. Methodology: Primary data are collected from forty producers, one processor, and two distributors from the Bogura district. Mostly descriptive statistics are used to achieve the objectives. Findings: Findings show that lower cost of productions, ethical farming practices, higher return, and premium prices are the primary inducement for organic farming over the traditional methods. However, losing arable land, lack of credit and technical aid, and different marketing constraints are the notable impediments to purse organic farming in Bangladesh. Building awareness, developing effective marketing channels, private-public partnerships in production, storage, and distribution could be a way to reduce these impediments and encourage more organic farming in Bangladesh. Limitations: This study considers only one particular district of Bangladesh among the few where organic farming is prominent. Few other production locations could be included in future studies. Practical Implications: This study provides practical implications for existing and potential producers, processors, and distributors of organic farming in Bangladesh. Originality: This study provides a bridge to the existing literature gap in organizing organic farming in Bangladesh, especially by identifying the factors inducing organic farming and major constraints to this process. 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z