Psychosocial factors influencing handwashing behaviour and the design of behaviour change interventions for the Rohingya camps in Bangladesh by Kh. Shafiur Rahaman, Silvia Ramos, Miriam Harter, Hans-Joachim Mosler

“…This study sought to identify the psychosocial factors that influence handwashing behaviour and to design behaviour change techniques applying the risk, attitude, norm, ability, and self-regulation (RANAS) behaviour change approach in Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. This was a cross-sectional study conducted in four Rohingya camps located in Ukhiya and Teknaf sub-districts. …”
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Wind speed prediction for site selection and reliable operation of wind power plants in coastal regions using machine learning algorithm variants by Tajrian Mollick, Galib Hashmi, Saifur Rahman Sabuj

“…This study aims to identify the most accurate machine learning-based algorithm to forecast the short-term wind speed of two areas (Kutubdia and Cox's Bazar) located on the eastern coast of Bangladesh. …”
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"I don't want my marriage to end": a qualitative investigation of the sociocultural factors influencing contraceptive use among married Rohingya women residing in refugee camps in... by Mansura Islam, Shah Ehsan Habib

“…Recognizing this challenge, our paper aims to explore the socio-cultural factors influencing the utilization of contraceptives among married Rohingya women living in the refugee camps of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Method A qualitative study was conducted in two unregistered Rohingya camps (Camp 7&14) located in Ukhiya Upazila, Cox's Bazar from January 10th to 20th, 2022. …”
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Applying rainfall threshold estimates and frequency ratio model for landslide hazard assessment in the coastal mountain setting of South Asia by Akhtar Alam, Bayes Ahmed, Peter Sammonds, A.S.M. Maksud Kamal

“…Understanding the interplay of landslide conditioning and triggering factors is essential for lessening the impacts caused by the hazard. Cox's Bazar — a coastal mountainous district in Bangladesh is recurrently affected by rainfall-triggered landslides. …”
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Qualitative and quantitative phytochemical analysis of brown seaweed Sargassum polycystum collected from Bangladesh with its antioxidant activity determination by Mohammad Khairul Alam Sobuj, Morshed Shamim Shemul, Md. Shoebul Islam, Md. Ariful Islam, Shayla Sultana Mely, Mehedi Hasan Ayon, Shahittya Mitra Pranto, Mohammad Shafiqul Alam, Mohammad Sarfuddin Bhuiyan, S.M. Rafiquzzaman

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Infection prevention and control for COVID-19 response in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh: an intra-action review by Rebecca Racheal Apolot, Simon Ssentamu Kaddu, Egmond Samir Evers, Paul Debashish, S. M. Niaz Mowla, Sabbir Ahmed, Aritra Das, Abu Toha M. R. H. Bhuiyan, Md Mahbubur Rahman, Anupam Barua, Allen Gidraf Kahindo Maina, Murad Sultan, Marsela Nyawara, Victoria Willet, Kai Von Harbou

“…We conducted an Intra-Action Review (IAR) of IPC response efforts to the COVID-19 pandemic in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, to identify best practices, challenges, and recommendations for improvement of the current and future responses. …”
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Predictors of pre-and post-care handwashing among community healthcare providers: a cross-sectional survey in Bangladeshi community clinics by Kamrul Hsan, Mahfuza Mubarak, Tareq Rahman, Abu Bakkar Siddique, Mohammad Azizur Rahman, David Gozal, Md. Marjad Mir Kameli, Nurullah Awal, Md. Mahfuz Hossain

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West Asia on a Shoestring / by Wheeler, Tony, author 640289

“…INTRODUCTION -- TRAVEL Getting to Asia - Asia Overlanding - Organised Trips - Own Vehicle Public Transport - Overlanding by Air - More Flying -- PAPERWORK Documents - Visas - Embassies - Photographs -- HEALTH Vaccinations - Medical & General Health - Food - Dope -- WHEN & WITH When & How Long - What to Take & How to Take It - Film & Camera - Money -- ON THE ROAD People - Theft - Mail - Buying & Selling - Accommodation -- UNDERSTANDING Books - Maps - Religion -- AFGHANISTAN Nuristan - Kabul - Bamiyan - The North - Ghazni - Kandahar Helmand Valley - Herat -- BANGLADESH Dacca - Chittagong - Chittagong Hill Tracts - Cox's Bazar - Sylhet Other Places -- BHUTAN -- INDIA New Delhi - Punjab & Hariyana - Himachal Pradesh - Jammu & Kashmir - Uttar Pradesh - Bihar - Calcutta - West Bengal - Sikkim - North-East Frontier Rajasthan - Gujurat - Madhya Pradesh - Orissa - Bombay -Maharashtra - Goa Karnataka - Andhra Pradesh - Kerala - Tamil Nadu -- IRAN Tehran - Azerbaijan - Isfahan - Persepolis & Fars - Shiraz - Yazd Caspian Sea - Mashed -- MALDIVES -- NEPAL Kathmandu - Around the Valley - Away from the Valley - Pokhara Other Places - Treks -- PAKISTAN Sind - Punjab - North-West Frontier Province - Baluchistan - The Northern Territiory -- SRI LANKA Colombo - West Coast Beaches - The Hill Country - The Ancient Cities - East Coast Beaches - Jaffna & the North - Wildlife Parks -- TURKEY Thrace (Trakyua) - Istanbul - Mediterranean Coast - The Turquoise Coast Central Anatolia - The Black Sea - Eastern Turkey -- MIDDLE EAST Iraq - Israel - Jordan - Kuwait - Lebanon - Saudi Arabia - Syria -- ONWARD TRAVEL -- INDEX…”

Challenges and Strategies for Managing Electronic Theses and Dissertations in Public University Libraries of Bangladesh by Md. Abdul Hakim Shah, Muhammad Mezbah-ul-Islam, Md. Sharif Hossain

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Quantifying the success of measles vaccination campaigns in the Rohingya refugee camps by Taylor Chin, Caroline O. Buckee, Ayesha S. Mahmud

“…In the wake of the Rohingya population's mass migration from Myanmar, one of the world's largest refugee settlements was constructed in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh to accommodate nearly 900,000 new refugees. …”
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A review on landslide susceptibility mapping research in Bangladesh by Md. Sharafat Chowdhury

“…The studies are concentrated into three administrative districts of Chattogram, Rangamati and Cox's Bazar mainly covering the city centre. The publication rate is increasing but not following the global trend. …”
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ملاحظة ميدانية: الزيارات المنزلية في الشرق الأوسط: آراء حول تطبيق مشروع تواصل وتعلّم (Reach Up and Learn) by Katelin Swing Wilton, Aimée Vachon, Katie Maeve Murphy, Ayat Al Aqra, Abdullah Ensour, Iman Ibrahim, Anas Tahhan, Kayla Hoyer, Christine Powell

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High levels of genetic variability and differentiation in hilsa shad, Tenualosa ilisha (Clupeidae, Clupeiformes) populations revealed by PCR-RFLP analysis of the mitochondrial DNA... by Sabuj Kanti Mazumder, Md. Samsul Alam

“…We examined genetic variability and divergence in two riverine (the Jamuna and the Meghna), two estuarine (Kuakata and Sundarbans) and one marine (Cox's Bazar) populations of T. ilisha by applying PCR-RFLP analysis of the mtDNA D-loop region. …”
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Active power control strategy for wind farms based on power prediction errors distribution considering regional data. by Mst Sharmin Kader, Riyadzh Mahmudh, Han Xiaoqing, Ashfaq Niaz, Muhammad Usman Shoukat

“…Combined with the actual data of a domestic (Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh) wind power base, a simulation example is designed to verify the rationality and effectiveness of the proposed strategy.…”
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Model Building And Forecasting Of Climate Data For Tourism Area In Bangladesh by Hossen, Sayed Mohibul

“…In July, rainfall amounts to 800 mm (31.5 in) in Sylhet, to 750 mm (29.5 in) in Chittagong, to 900 mm (35.5 in) in Cox's Bazar. Visitors belonging to low humidity countries can travel to Bangladesh in the rainy season, and from high humidity countries can discover all year-round. …”
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Left Further Behind after the COVID-19 School Closures: Survey Evidence on Rohingya Refugees and Host Communities in Bangladesh by Gudrun Østby, Haakon Gjerløw, Sabrina Karim, Emily Dunlop

“…Using original phone and in-person survey data, we explore the impact the closing of schools and learning centers during COVID-19 had on refugee and host community children in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. While we do not find clear evidence that the pandemic affected refugee education in general, we do identify an especially detrimental effect the closing of education services had on the attendance of teenage girls among the Rohingya refugees after the learning centers reopened. …”
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Non-communicable diseases risk factors among the forcefully displaced Rohingya population in Bangladesh. by Ayesha Rahman, Jheelam Biswas, Palash Chandra Banik

“…Rohingya refugees of Ukhiya, Cox's bazar are an unaccounted group of people who form the largest cluster of refugees worldwide. …”
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Data describing effects of different phosphorus concentrations on growth and chymotrypsin inhibitors in Microcystis aeruginosa NIVA Cya 43 using LC-MS by Md. Mohibul Hasan, Zahidul Islam

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Seasonal distribution of zooplankton composition and abundance in a sub-tropical mangrove and salt marsh estuary by Mustafa Kamal, Abu Hena, Bujang, Japar Sidik, M. H., Idris, Ismail, Johan, Hoque, Mohammad Nesarul, A., Aysha, Islam, M. S.

“…Zooplankton composition and abundance at two stations located in exposed (station I) and protected (station II) areas of Bakkhali sub-tropical estuary, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh were investigated monthly from January 2006 to December 2006. …”
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Impact of climate-induced extreme events and demand–supply gap on water resources in Bangladesh by M. Rafiqul Islam

“…The mean sea-level rise increased by 16.8 and 169.2 cm in 1995–2000 compared to 1979–1983 in Cox's Bazar and the Char Changa station, respectively. …”
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