Rainfall And Drought Tendencies In Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh by Md. Abdullah Al Mamun, Syed Mahbubur Rahman, Md. Nezam Uddin, Md. Sultan-Ul-Islam, Khairul Arifin M. N., Syed Mustafizur Rahman

“…This research has investigated drought by utilizing standardize precipitation index in monthly mean rainfall data for 30 years from 1988 to 2017 in Rajshahi division, a region in the northwestern part of Bangladesh. …”
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Menstrual hygiene management practice among adolescent girls: an urban–rural comparative study in Rajshahi division, Bangladesh by Md. Abu Tal Ha, Md. Zakiul Alam

“…This study attempted to explore the pattern, the urban–rural differences, and the determinants of menstrual hygiene management practices (MHMP) among adolescent girls in the Rajshahi division, Bangladesh. Methodology Using a cross-sectional study design with multistage random sampling, we collected data from 586 adolescent girls (aged 14–19 years) from the Rajshahi division of Bangladesh. …”
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First record of Uperodon globulosus (Günther, 1864) (Anura, Microhylidae) in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh by Md. Mokhlesur Rahman, Md. Mahabub Alam, Md. Fazle Rabbe

“…In June 2017, we found an adult female in a courtyard of a house in Jonail village (Natore district, Rajshahi division, Bangladesh), which is approximately 102 km southwest of the previous nearest previously known occurrence of this species.…”
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Long-run relationship of the HYV Boro rice yields in the northern region of Bangladesh by Karmokar, Provash Kumar, Shitan, Mahendran, Beg, A. B. M. Rabiul Alam

“…HYV Boro rice is cultivated widely in the northern region (Rajshahi division) of Bangladesh. In this study, three districts were selected from the Rajshahi division to measure the long-run relationship. …”
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Psychosocial health of school-going adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a nationwide survey in Bangladesh. by Kamrun Nahar Koly, Md Saiful Islam, Marc N Potenza, Rashidul Alam Mahumud, Md Shefatul Islam, Md Salim Uddin, Md Afzal Hossain Sarwar, Farzana Begum, Daniel D Reidpath

“…<h4>Results</h4>The prevalence of moderate to severe depression and anxiety were 37.3% and 21.7%, respectively, ranging from 24.7% in the Sylhet Division to 47.5% in the Rajshahi Division for depression, and from 13.4% in the Sylhet Division to 30.3% in the Rajshahi Division for anxiety. …”
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General service and child immunization-specific readiness assessment of healthcare facilities in two selected divisions in Bangladesh by Shawon, M, Adhikary, G, Ali, M, Shamsuzzaman, M, Ahmed, S, Alam, N, Shackelford, K, Woldeab, A, Lim, S, Levine, A, Gakidou, E, Uddin, M

“…Assessing healthcare facilities readiness also helps in optimal policymaking and resource allocation.A health facility survey was conducted between March 2015 and December 2015 in two purposively selected divisions in Bangladesh; i.e. Rajshahi division (high performing) and Sylhet division (low performing). …”

General service and child immunization-specific readiness assessment of healthcare facilities in two selected divisions in Bangladesh by Md. Shajedur Rahman Shawon, Gourab Adhikary, Md. Wazed Ali, Md. Shamsuzzaman, Shahabuddin Ahmed, Nurul Alam, Katya A. Shackelford, Alexander Woldeab, Stephen S. Lim, Aubrey Levine, Emmanuela Gakidou, Md. Jasim Uddin

“…Methods A health facility survey was conducted between March 2015 and December 2015 in two purposively selected divisions in Bangladesh; i.e. Rajshahi division (high performing) and Sylhet division (low performing). …”
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Financial and factor demand analysis of broiler production in Bangladesh by M. Kamruzzaman, Shamima Islam, Md. Jaber Rana

“…The net return was highest in Dhaka division, while Rajshahi division showed the highest ratio in returns on investment. …”
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Prevalence of and factors associated with hypertension according to JNC 7 and ACC/AHA 2017 guidelines in Bangladesh by Md. Ashfikur Rahman, Henry Ratul Halder, Uday Narayan Yadav, Sabuj Kanti Mistry

“…Participants who were overweight and obese, aged, member of affluent households, Rangpur and Rajshahi division inhabitants had significantly higher odds of being hypertensive according to both guidelines. …”
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Knowledge and awareness on HIV/AIDS among blood donors: A study in Rajshahi, Bangladesh by Md. Abdul Goni, Md. Mahfuzur Rahman

“…Although Bangladesh continues to maintain low HIV prevalence status, the infection rate is on the rise in Rajshahi Division. Some studies have been carried out on the knowledge about HIV/AIDS among some risk groups, but studies on blood donor’s awareness about HIV/AIDS are rarely found. …”
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The impact of microcredit program on women empowerment: Evidence from Bangladesh by Nessa, Tasqurun, Ali, Jamal, Abdul Hakim, Roslan

“…The empowerment of women is one of crucial development issues.This is due to the fact that women appear to form the largest of the poor and vulnerable group.In this regards, microcredit program has been argued to be potentially effective as a tool for poverty alleviation and lifting the poor, particularly women, out of poverty.The impact of microcredit program, however, is not limited to improving income of poor women.What is more important is that microcredit program has received widespread recognition as a viable strategy for empowerment of women, i.e. greater capabilities, choices and freedom in decision making.The objective of this paper is to examine the impact of microcredit program on women empowerment.Towards this end, we perform regression analysis based on a sample of 600 poor women in eight districts of Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh.Five dimensions of empowerment are used to arrive at an aggregate index of empowerment.These dimensions are: (a) economic decision making, (b) household decision making, (c) freedom of movement, (d) ownership of property, and (e) political and social awareness.The aggregate measure of empowerment is regressed against the explanatory variables, which is participation in microcredit program as well as other control variables. …”
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Assessment of heavy metal pollution in surface water of Bangladesh by Md. Anowar Hossen, M.G. Mostafa

“…It also showed that Dhaka, Chittagong, Mymensingh divisions, and Bogra city of Rajshahi division are the most polluted areas of Bangladesh in terms of heavy metal concentration, whereas Khulna and Sylhet divisions are moderately polluted. …”
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Model Based Change Detection of Water Body Using Landsat Imagery: A Case Study of Rajshahi Bangladesh by Tofayel Ahammad, Hafizur Rahaman, B.M. Refat Faisal, Nasrin Sultana

“…This study detected water bodies which included ponds, lakes, rivers, canals, irrigation land, etc. from Landsat TM (Thematic Mapper) and OLI (Operational Land Imager) data by Pixel Based Model (PBM) for the years 2000 to 2018 and identified the change in area of water body. Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh was selected as the study area for this case study. …”
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Characterizing Cold Days and Spells and Their Relationship with Cold-Related Mortality in Bangladesh by Md. Mahbub Alam, A. S. M. Mahtab, M. Razu Ahmed, Quazi K. Hassan

“…The highest number of cold spells (3.05 spells/year) was experienced in the northwest Rajshahi division and the lowest (1.70 spells/year) in the northeast Sylhet division. …”
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Influence of climate variability and land cover dynamics on the spatio-temporal NDVI patterns in western hydrological regions of Bangladesh by Jumana Akhter, Rounak Afroz

“…In this regard, Rangpur division exhibited stronger correlations than Rajshahi division in North-West. The findings indicate that NDVI changes in the regions are largely dependent on land cover changes in comparison to climate trends. …”
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Prevalence and Determinants of Diarrhea, Fever, and Coexistence of Diarrhea and Fever in Children Under-Five in Bangladesh by Md. Shariful Islam, Mohammad Rocky Khan Chowdhury, Farzana Akhter Bornee, Hasina Akhter Chowdhury, Baki Billah, Manzur Kader, Mamunur Rashid

“…The coexistence of both was significantly linked to underweight children, higher birth orders, and children from the Rajshahi division. Notably, child illnesses were associated with parental education, higher socio-economic status, and access to improved drinking water sources. …”
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Factors Influencing Physicians’ Clinical Decision-making at Upazila Health Complexes in Bangladesh by M. Aminul Islam, M. Abdul Awal

“…The respondents, who work at UHCs in the Rajshahi Division, were selected purposively. The collected data were analyzed with descriptive statistics including frequency, percentage, one-way analysis of variance, and linear regression to understand relationships among the variables. …”
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Initiatives of Sirajganj district administration to tobacco control in Bangladesh by Mohammad Hashib Sarker, Aminul Islam Sujon, Quazi Mohammad Sohel Rana

“…This positive example has been transmitted into all other district in Rajshahi division through a letter from Divisional Head of Administration. …”
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Validation of the Bangla version of the Communication Skills Attitude Scale with the medical students of Bangladesh by Mohammad Aminul Islam, Maskura Benzir, Md. Kaoser Bin Siddique, Md. Abdul Awal, Mohiuddin Ahsanul Kabir Chowdhury, Taufique Joarder

“…Methods This study used a cross‐sectional survey design to collect data from purposively selected 566 undergraduate medical students from the Rajshahi division. The survey was conducted from January to December 2023. …”
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Volatile compounds of Bacillus pseudomycoides induce growth and drought tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by Gobindo Kumar Paul, Shafi Mahmud, Amit Kumar Dutta, Swagotom Sarkar, Aysha Akter Laboni, Md. Shamim Hossain, Abir Nagata, Pranab Karmaker, Mamudul Hasan Razu, Taheruzzaman Kazi, Md. Salah Uddin, Shahriar Zaman, Md Sayeedul Islam, Mala Khan, Md. Abu Saleh

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