http://rulrepository.ru.ac.bd/handle/123456789/217 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:42:55 GMT 2026-04-07T21:42:55Z http://rulrepository.ru.ac.bd/handle/123456789/712 Problems and Prospects of Agricultural Change on Efforts to Development in Rural Areas of Bangladesh A Md. Repon, Abu Russel Agriculture has been the backbone of the economy in Bangladesh providing employment and source of livelihood for the increasing population. To improve agricultural productivity in rural areas of Bangladesh, a holistic solution rather mechanical, view of what drives and agricultural productivity need to be taken. This study has been conducted at Bilsha of Gurudaspur upazilla under the district of Natore in Bangladesh where all of the people directly or indirectly depend on agricultural production. People become happy in terms of any successful agricultural production and, also very unhappy and disappointed for the destruction of their production by any natural calamities or unfavorable conditions. After ‘Green Revolution’ agricultural production is increased more that is like High Yielding Varieties (HYV) produced more in the research area. Once upon a time they produced local varieties of crops that produced fewer amounts of crops like rice, mustard. The problems which are facing in the study area are identified by this research and also prospects in relation to agricultural production are also identified by this research. This research is completed through using sociological methods like social survey, case study and participatory rural appraisal, and tries to explore the agricultural change and its relations with development in rural areas of Bangladesh. Besides these, key informant interview method is also used in the present study. Through this research it is tried to know and identify the following subject matters: ►to know the socio-economic condition in terms of development of the rural people that are very much related with the agricultural production. ► to know the land tenure system in rural areas that is achieving and losing on the basis of successful agricultural production. ► to identify the nature of agricultural production and change that help to the real scenario of agricultural production in the study area and rural areas as well. . ► to investigate the nature of agro-ecological system that is important for agricultural production and soil fertility as well. ► to find out the environmental as well as climatic impact on agriculture that creates threat for the agricultural production in rural development. The major findings of the research are: agricultural production system has been changed in nature due to high yielding varieties and modern varieties crops, agricultural production has been increased because of high yielding varieties and modern varieties with respondent’s awareness, income has been increased in rural area for increasing agricultural production and creation of opportunities, savings has been increased in rural area due to the awareness and opportunities, occupational opportunities have been created in the rural area because of multiple crops production and other opportunities, tendency of taking education by the children has been increased because of creation opportunities and awareness of the respondents, the nature of land tenure system has been changed due to practice of leased and other systems, housing pattern has been developed in the rural area because of financial solvency and needs that imply the development of rural people, opportunities are creating in terms of development in rural area for multiple crops production and infrastructural development, agro-ecological system has been degraded due to over use of chemical fertilizer and pesticides, natural calamities create obstacle in agricultural production in many ways like draught, fog, hailstorm etc. Over all agricultural problems have negative impact on efforts to development and agricultural prospects have positive impact on efforts to development in the study area as well as rural areas of Bangladesh. This scenario imply that being an agricultural dominant country like Bangladesh has been improved remarkably in agriculture that helps to develop rural livelihood and opportunities in the rural areas of Bangladesh. This thesis is Submitted to the Department of Sociology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh for The Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://rulrepository.ru.ac.bd/handle/123456789/712 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z http://rulrepository.ru.ac.bd/handle/123456789/642 Effect of Social Capital on Labour Market Attainments in Bangladesh Uddin, Mohammed Faruque “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know” - this common aphorism sums up much of the conventional wisdom regarding social capital. It is wisdom born of our experience that gaining membership to exclusive clubs requires inside contacts, that close competitions for jobs and contracts are usually won by those with “friends in high places.” When we fall upon hard times we know it is our friends and family who constitutes the final “safety net.” Conscientious parents devote hours of time to the school board and to helping their kids with homework, only to aware that a child’s intelligence and motivation are not enough to ensure a bright future. Less instrumentally, some of our happiest and most rewarding hours are spent talking with neighbors, sharing meals with friends, participating in religious gatherings, and volunteering on community projects. Unlike other forms of capital, social capital inheres in the structure of relations between actors and among actors. It is not lodged either in the actors themselves or in physical implements of production. Because purposive organizations can be actors just as persons can, relations among corporate actors can constitute social capital for them as well. For instance, being the sharing of information that allows price fixing in an industry. However, in the present research, the area of application to which researcher directs the study concern social capital as a resource for persons. There are many definitions attached to the concept, which leads to justifiable confusion about what constitutes “social capital.” This has been exacerbated by the different words used to refer to the term. These range from social energy, community spirit, social bonds, civic virtue, community networks, social ozone, extended friendships, community life, social resources, informal and formal networks, good neighborliness and social glue. Within these there are different conceptualizations depending on the theoretical background, which contribute to conceptual confusion. However, these confusions have not hampered production of academic papers. Before 1981, the number of journal articles listing social capital as a key word totaled 20, between 1991 and 1995 this has risen to 109, and between 1996 and March 1999 the total was 1003 (Baum, 2000). In contemporary period of time, innumerable sociological and interdisciplinary researches are being conducted all over the world concentrating on social capital. Researchers of social capital might come to a consensus concerning social capital that it would help in its measurement for an application in an organizational context. Social capital is a striking avenue and its presumed positive outcomes are often considered perceptive. However, because it is hard to encapsulate in a single sentence, and because its measurement continues to defy simple quantification, debates regarding its conceptualization continue. In addition, the lack of conceptual clarity has contributed to over versatility…………………. This thesis is Submitted to the Department of Sociology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh for The Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT http://rulrepository.ru.ac.bd/handle/123456789/642 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z http://rulrepository.ru.ac.bd/handle/123456789/252 The Nature of Receiving Obstetric Care among Rural Women in Northern Bangladesh Taufikuzzaman, Md. This study is a predominantly qualitative scrutiny in the field of medical sociology to explore the nature of receiving obstetric care of the women who gave birth within one year during the study period. The study also seeks to assess the relative role of ‘pre-disposing factors’ (socio-economic and demographic status) and ‘enabling factors’ (available health services including social network) in determining women’s nature of receiving obstetric care. The 'mixed method' has been employed to collect data from 104 women of two villages of Sadullahpur upazilla under Gaibandha district of Bangladesh. A number of health personnel (15) have also been included in the study. The study explored the fact that financial factor remains as the prime determinant of shaping peoples’ nature of receiving health care but sometimes other factor, for instance, nature of household heads’ occupation plays dominant role than that of the economic status. Similarly it is not a universal fact that the higher the education levels the higher the quality/quantity of receiving health care. Basically receiving obstetric care is not an independent issue rather it is interrelated with various factors. The factors affecting the nature of receiving health services are diverse and they play different roles in the case of different individuals or different segment of the population but availability of services around them definitely have great impact on remoulding their nature of receiving health services irrespective of their socio-economic background. This thesis is Submitted to the Department of Sociology, University of Rajshahi Rajshahi, Bangladesh for The Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://rulrepository.ru.ac.bd/handle/123456789/252 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z