VOL – 5, ISSUE – 1

A Case Study Measuring the Effectiveness of Leadership Training for Women Leaders Across Bangladesh

Author : Aruna Anwar
Abstract: Bangladesh is currently undergoing a transition of rapid growth to emerge as a developed nation of the 21st century. In this progression developing pragmatic women leadership at decision making levels is a pre requisite to attain gender-equality parameter of United Nations Millennium Development Goals. Due to increasing literacy levels greater representation of women leaders has been achieved but the number is insignificant. Though women are developing leadership skills, yet they are being disqualified from senior leadership position due to the stereotyped mindset. The objective of this study was to examine current scenario of women leadership and identify different factors and barriers of creating an effective training environment for women leaders across Bangladesh. This research was conducted on fifty women leaders from five districts trained by Bangladesh Alliance for Women Leadership (BDAWL) a Non-Profit Organization. The empirical findings revealed that issues such as awareness, motivation, incentives, expert trainer, support of family and society, as the major success factors for leadership trainings to be effective for women leadership development. Women empowerment in true sense requires providing the right tools
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The Situation of Communicative Language Teaching Approach in Bangladesh ā€“ An Assessment

Author : Iqbal – e – Rasul

Abstract:The Ministry of Education introduced Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) in our education system in 90s with a view to promoting
communicative competence among our students. All around us we hear the ‘buzzing’ of CLT and it (CLT) roams in and around educational vicinity.
However, how much significant change has it really brought to the learners to use in practical life remains a big question. This study aims at identifying the
problems that hinder the implementation of CLT in Bangladeshi. By analyzing a good number of researches in the context of Bangladesh and assessing them
in the light of the principles of CLT it is found that lack of teacher training,
teacher-centered teaching, faulty testing policy and techniques, examination oriented teaching and learning, harmful backwash, passive learning and
ineffective teaching materials are the main obstacles in the implementation of CLT in Bangladesh. Here the researchers depict the situation of CLT approach
in Bangladesh.

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Study of Sources of Pollution and its Effects on Water Quality and Human Habitat: A Case Study of Bansi River, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Author : Kamrun Nahar Khan Mukti

Abstractā€”Bansi River catchment is surrounded with different land use activities ranging from urbanization to agriculture and quarrying. The
objectives of this study are to establish the number of point and non-point sources pollution of Bansi River and to identify which area source pollutions
have the potential to increase the pollution rate in this river with its effects. This study involved both field and laboratory data (secondary data) study. Field
study is conducted to establish the number of sources pollution and its effects. The various parameters of the water such as Dissolved Oxygen, Biochemical
Oxygen Demand, pH, Chlorine, etc. were examined. Laboratory data was collected from Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) and
Department of Environment (DOE). Based on an analysis that has compliance with these standards, it can be concluded that point and non-point sources
pollution that toward the station (Nayarhat area) have potential to increase pollution rate in the River.
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Evaluation of Managerial Techniques: NPV and IRR

Author : Rabaya Bosri

Abstract: The main aim of this research work is to evaluate the managerial decision technique on the basis of NPV and IRR. Every small and large
organization must take some decisions on the basis of forecasted future events. We know that the increasing the value of the stock in a company is the goal of
financial management. Thus, what we need to know is how to tell whether a particular investment will achieve that. Frequently, financial managers use the
common techniques are NPV or IRR. In this research work is to analyze which technique is most useful for the managers.

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The Role of the Black Church in the American Civil Rights Movement

Author :Supad Kumar Ghose

Abstract: This paper seeks to argue that the black church played a pioneering role in the Civil Rights Movement (CRM) in the United States in the 1950s and
1960s. To be sure, one cannot think of the CRM without the crucial role played by the black church. The black church not only provided support to various
civil rights organizations but also acted as the movement church itself. The church ministers played a vital role in the success of the CRM and the black
church mobilized resources and made the CRM practically possible. From the role of the Church in the CRM, one can easily envision the role of religion in
social change and identity politics which, in turn, seeks to negate the promise of the project enlightenment. Today, religion has come back as a powerful force
and has thus become a reality both in social change and construction of identity not only nationally but also internationally.

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Gender difference and vulnerable masculinity in the world of Messina in ā€œMuch Ado About Nothingā€

Author : Syeda Afsana Ferdousi

Abstract: Responding to the centrality of sexual conflict in Much Ado About Nothing , Carol Cook reads the play as a struggle in which humane feminine
qualities ultimately supersede ā€˜inadequate masculine values [1]. The setting of Much Ado About Nothing is in Messina, but Messina is not just a courteous
Paradise of masques dance and a banquets. In Messina men and women have a notably different mode of thinking, different system of loyalties, and
particularly different social place and function. The two worlds are fighting with each other and ultimately womanā€™s world dominates in the play.

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