An empirical study of riverbank erosion in Charbhadrasan Upazila of Faridpur District, Bangladesh by Biddut Kumar Ghosh

“…Charbhadrasan Upazila in Faridpur District located on right bank of the mighty Padma River has experienced severe bank erosion. …”
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New distribution record and an updated map of Eutropis multifasciata (Kuhl, 1820) (Squamata, Scincidae) from Dhaka division, Bangladesh by Arnob Saha, Md. Mahabub Alam, Md. Salauddin

“…We present the first record of this species from Faridpur district of the country. Our new record extends the distribution of the species by nearly 123 km from its nearest previously known record at Jahangiragar University, Dhaka district, and updates the distribution of this poorly known species in Bangladesh.…”
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Person-to-Person Transmission of Nipah Virus in a Bangladeshi Community by Emily S. Gurley, Joel M. Montgomery, M. Jahangir Hossain, Michael Bell, Abul Kalam Azad, Mohammed Rafiqul Islam, Mohammed Abdur Rahim Molla, Darin S. Carroll, Thomas G. Ksiazek, Paul A. Rota, Luis Lowe, James A. Comer, Pierre E. Rollin, Markus Czub, Allen Grolla, Heinz Feldmann, Stephen P. Luby, Jennifer L. Woodward, Robert F. Breiman

“…An encephalitis outbreak was investigated in Faridpur District, Bangladesh, in April–May 2004 to determine the cause of the outbreak and risk factors for disease. …”
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AGE AT MARRIAGE AND FERTILITY PATTERN OF ADOLESCENT MARRIED WOMEN IN RURAL BANGLADESH by Shaila Ahmed, Shamsun Nahar, Md. Nurul Amin, Sonia Shirin

“…This cross sectional descriptive study was conducted in two purposively selected rural areas of Faridpur district - Alfadanga and Boalmari. The objectives were to find out the age at marriage and fertility pattern amongst the adolescent married women residing in the study areas. …”
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Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B Infection among First-Time Blood Donors in Faridpur, Bangladesh: A Cross-sectional Study by Tonmoy Biswas, Sunil Kumar Biswas, Tonmoy Biswas

“…Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 719 blood donors in the Faridpur district of Bangladesh from April to July 2013. …”
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Characterization of groundwater quality using water evaluation indices, multivariate statistics and geostatistics in central Bangladesh by Md. Bodrud-Doza, A.R.M. Towfiqul Islam, Fahad Ahmed, Samiran Das, Narottam Saha, M. Safiur Rahman

“…This study investigates the groundwater quality in the Faridpur district of central Bangladesh based on preselected 60 sample points. …”
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Production and economics of carp polyculture in ponds stocked with wild and hatchery produced seeds by Md. Rafiqual Islam Khan, Md. Taskin Parvez, Mohammad Golam Sarowar Talukder, Md. Akhtar Hossain, Md. Shamsul Karim

“…This experiment was conducted during July to December 2013 to study the production and economics of carp polyculture using wild and hatchery produced seeds in ponds in Faridpur district, Bangladesh.  Seeds of native major carps (NMCs) (Catla catla, Labeo rohita and Cirrhinus mrigala) and non-native carps (NNCs) (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, Ctenophryngodon idella, Aristichthys nobilis and Cyprinus carpio) from four different sources were tested in feed and fertilizer based polyculture ponds under controlled mesocosm trials with four treatments (T1–T4), each with four replications. …”
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Production and economics of carp polyculture in ponds stocked with wild and hatchery produced seeds by Md. Rafiqual Islam Khan, Md. Taskin Parvez, Mohammad Golam Sarowar Talukder, Md. Akhtar Hossain, Md. Shamsul Karim

“…This experiment was conducted during July to December 2013 to study the production and economics of carp polyculture using wild and hatchery produced seeds in ponds in Faridpur district, Bangladesh. Seeds of native major carps (NMCs) (Catla catla, Labeo rohita and Cirrhinus mrigala) and non-native carps (NNCs) (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, Ctenophryngodon idella, Aristichthys nobilis and Cyprinus carpio) from four different sources were tested in feed and fertilizer based polyculture ponds under controlled mesocosm trials with four treatments (T1–T4), each with four replications. …”
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Prevalence of menopausal symptoms among rural women in Bangladesh by Julliat Binta Ali, Afroza Begum, Khaled Rahman Ayon

“…METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted from 1st January to 31st December 2018 on 384 postmenopausal women aged 40-70 years and selected by convenience sampling in the rural areas of Faridpur District in Bangladesh. We used the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (MENQOL) for measuring the prevalence of menopausal symptoms. …”
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Vertical Transfer of Humoral Immunity against Nipah Virus: A Novel Evidence from Bangladesh by Syed Moinuddin Satter, Arifa Nazneen, Wasik Rahman Aquib, Sharmin Sultana, Mohammed Ziaur Rahman, John D. Klena, Joel M. Montgomery, Tahmina Shirin

“…In January 2020, a female aged below five years and her mother from Faridpur district of Bangladesh were infected. Both had a history of raw date palm sap consumption and were diagnosed as confirmed NiV cases. …”
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Changes in non-communicable diseases, diet and exercise in a rural Bangladesh setting before and after the first wave of COVID-19 by Carina King, Sanjit Kumer Shaha, Joanna Morrison, Naveed Ahmed, Abdul Kuddus, Malini Pires, Tasmin Nahar, Raduan Hossin, Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli, A. K. Azad Khan, Justine Davies, Kishwar Azad, Edward Fottrell

“…We conducted two cross-sectional surveys of adults ≥30-years in rural Faridpur district, Bangladesh, in February to March 2020 (survey 1, pre-COVID-19), and January to March 2021 (survey 2, post-lockdown). …”
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Changes in non-communicable diseases, diet and exercise in a rural Bangladesh setting before and after the first wave of COVID-19. by Carina King, Sanjit Kumer Shaha, Joanna Morrison, Naveed Ahmed, Abdul Kuddus, Malini Pires, Tasmin Nahar, Raduan Hossin, Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli, A K Azad Khan, Justine Davies, Kishwar Azad, Edward Fottrell

“…We conducted two cross-sectional surveys of adults ≥30-years in rural Faridpur district, Bangladesh, in February to March 2020 (survey 1, pre-COVID-19), and January to March 2021 (survey 2, post-lockdown). …”
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Community participatory learning and action cycle groups to reduce type 2 diabetes in Bangladesh (D:Clare trial): study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled t... by Carina King, Malini Pires, Naveed Ahmed, Kohenour Akter, Abdul Kuddus, Andrew Copas, Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli, Joanna Morrison, Tasmin Nahar, Sanjit Kumer Shaha, A. K. Azad Khan, Kishwar Azad, Edward Fottrell

“…The trial will be conducted in Alfadanga Upazila, Faridpur district, with an estimated population of 120,000. …”
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Digital Bangladesh: Using Formative Research to Develop Phone Messages for the Prevention and Control of Diabetes in Rural Bangladesh. by Hannah Maria Jennings, Kohenour Akter

“…In-depth formative research (interviews and focus group discussions) has been undertaken in rural Faridpur District in order to gain a greater understanding of people’s beliefs, practices and behaviour regarding diabetes prevention and control and their access to and use of mobile phones. …”
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