Trialling innovative sanitation solutions for low-income communities in Dhaka, Bangladesh

The residents of low-income communities (LICs) in Dhaka struggle to gain access to sustainable, communal sanitation services, due to a wide variety of factors including technological challenges, lack of social cohesion and poor governance. This paper details a number of innovative approaches to improving communal sanitation services for LICs in Dhaka, recently trialled by WSUP in partnership with Dhaka Water and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) and International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) with funding from UNICEF and DFID

The provision of long-term capital for large-scale industry in Pakistan

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Pembelajaran Pesantren Virtual: Fasilitas Belajar Kitab Kuning bagi Santri Kalong

This study aims to provide a description of Islamic boarding school (Pesantren) virtual learning services in deepening religious knowledge. The author also provides an analysis of the online Kitab Kuning learning content that can be used by Santri Kalong as reported by the Khaskempek website. Using a qualitative method, the author examines the content and services of 10 websites published by Khaskempek by referring to pesantren web sites, scientific articles, and books related to pesantren, then analyzed using a descriptive-analytical approach and content analysis. The results obtained, the researchers classified the 10 pesantren web services into 3 parts: about pesantren, general public services, and intense services for Santri Kalong (KBM). Of the online learning services released, there are 9 Pesantren that have not opened massive and intense online learning services; and just one Islamic boarding school (Imam Al-Bukhari) which has just started to feature an intense study service for santri or bats students who want to deepen their religious knowledge. Abstrak:Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memberikan deskripsi layanan pembelajaran virtual pesantren dalam mendalami ilmu pengetahuan agama. Penulis juga memberikan analisis terhadap konten pembelajaran kitab kuning online yang bisa dimanfaatkan oleh santri kalong yang dilansir oleh situs Khaskempek. Dengan metode kualitatif, penulis mengkaji konten dan layanan dari 10 web yang dilansir oleh Khaskempek dengan merujuk pada web-web pesantren, artikel ilmiah, dan buku yang terkait pesantren, kemudian dianalisis dengan pendekakatan deskriptif-analisis dan konten analisis. Hasil yang didapatkan, peneliti mengklasifikasikan layanan 10 web pesantren tersebut menjadi 3 bagian: tentang pesantren, layanan masyarakat umum, dan pelayanan intens untuk santri kalong (KBM). Dari layanan pembelajaran online yang dirilis terdapat 9 pesantren belum membuka layanan belajar online secara massif dan intens; dan satu pesantren (Imam Al-Bukhari) yang baru mengawali membuat fitur layanan kajian intens bagi para santri atau santri kalong yang menghendaki pendalaman ilmu keagamaan

Performance of arsenic and iron removal plants in Bangladesh

Arsenic in groundwater above 0.05 mg/L was found in 61 out of the total of 64 districts, and 433 out of the total of the 496 thanas in Bangladesh. But this dimension of the arsenic occurrence problem in groundwater in Bangladesh is yet to be fully identified. Water in around 65% areas of Bangladesh contain iron in excess of 2 mg/L, and arsenic has been found to co-exist with iron in many situations. Thus arsenic can be removed by both co-precipitation and adsorption onto the precipitated Fe(OH)3 in iron removal plants. This study evaluates the performance of 60 arsenic and iron removal plants (AIRPs) presently operating in different geo-hydrological conditions of Bangladesh

Community based solid waste management

Community based solid waste managemen

Pengaruh pembiasaan membaca al-qur’an setiap pagi terhadap kesiapan mental belajar siswa di SMP Kyai Hasyim Tenggilis Surabaya

Permasalahan yang akan dikaji dalam penelitian ini, yaitu: (1) Bagaimana pembiasaan membaca Al-Qur’an setiap pagi di SMP Kyai Hasyim? (2) Bagaimana kondisi kesiapan mental belajar siswa? (3) Bagaimana pengaruh pembiasaan membaca Al-Qur’an setiap pagi terhadap kesiapan mental belajar siswa SMP Kyai Hasyim? .Dalam penelitian ini, Peneliti menggunakan pendekatan dengan metode kuantitatif. dengan teknik analisis statistik regresi linear. Berdasarkan data yang diperoleh, menunjukkan pembiasaan membaca Al-Qur’an setiap pagi di SMP Kyai Hasyim berjalan dengan baik dan kondusif.. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan pengaruh Pembiasaan Membaca Al-Qur’an terhadap Kesiapan Mental Belajar adalah 61,8%. Dengan demikian sekolah sebaiknya melanjutkan kegiatan pembiasaan membaca Al-Qur’an ini yang sudah berjalan baik. Kesimpulan tersebut diambil dari data-data yang sesuai dengan hasil analisis penulis yang menunjukkan bahwa Pembiasaan Membaca Al-Qur’an berpengaruh terhadap Kesiapan Mental Belajar di SMP Kyai Hasyim

Pengaruh pembiasaan membaca al-qur’an setiap pagi terhadap kesiapan mental belajar siswa di SMP Kyai Hasyim Tenggilis Surabaya

Permasalahan yang akan dikaji dalam penelitian ini, yaitu: (1) Bagaimana pembiasaan membaca Al-Qur’an setiap pagi di SMP Kyai Hasyim? (2) Bagaimana kondisi kesiapan mental belajar siswa? (3) Bagaimana pengaruh pembiasaan membaca Al-Qur’an setiap pagi terhadap kesiapan mental belajar siswa SMP Kyai Hasyim? .Dalam penelitian ini, Peneliti menggunakan pendekatan dengan metode kuantitatif. dengan teknik analisis statistik regresi linear. Berdasarkan data yang diperoleh, menunjukkan pembiasaan membaca Al-Qur’an setiap pagi di SMP Kyai Hasyim berjalan dengan baik dan kondusif.. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan pengaruh Pembiasaan Membaca Al-Qur’an terhadap Kesiapan Mental Belajar adalah 61,8%. Dengan demikian sekolah sebaiknya melanjutkan kegiatan pembiasaan membaca Al-Qur’an ini yang sudah berjalan baik. Kesimpulan tersebut diambil dari data-data yang sesuai dengan hasil analisis penulis yang menunjukkan bahwa Pembiasaan Membaca Al-Qur’an berpengaruh terhadap Kesiapan Mental Belajar di SMP Kyai Hasyim

Effects of organic and inorganic fertilizer combination with insect netting on the production of Indian spinach (Basella alba L.)

Best horticulture management has been practiced to reduce the quantity of inorganic fertilizer applications with insect net for higher production of Indian spinach (Basella alba L.). The experiment was conducted at the Horticulture Farm of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh during February to May, 2016. Two factors experiment were conducted on insect nettings (Factor A): control (N0), Netting (N1) and different fertilizers (Factor B): control (F0), Vermicompost 10 t/ha (F1), Vermicompost 15 t/ha (F2), 2/3rdof F2+ 1/3rdof F4 (F3), Inorganic fertilizer (F4). Combination of insect net and combined of organic and inorganic fertilizers (N1F3) gave the significantly higher growth and yield of Indian spinach (B. alba) compared to other treatment combination. The maximum vine length (77.71 cm), after 45 days after sowing was found in N1F3 and it was 72% higher vine length of Indian spinach compared to control. The highest yield of Indian spinach was 38.67 t/ha in N1F3 which was, 80% higher yield compared to control (7.77 t/ha). The treatment combination of N1F3 provided maximum leaf numbers per plant and leaf length of Indian spinach. Organic and inorganic fertilizer application together where reduced amount of inorganic fertilizer technology for crop production can be practiced as a sustainable technology for better growth, yield and quality of a plant, also to  improve the soil health and environment in long run

A study on biogas technology in Bangladesh

The anaerobic digestive method has the advantage of low or no energy consumption in operation, less sludge left and small land occupancy. The use of anaerobic digestive method for the treatment of various organic wastes from domestic, commercial, industrial and agricultural sources generates biogas (a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide, which is being used as energy) and preserves the nutrients which are recycled back to the agricultural land in the form of slurry. The relevance of biogas technology in Bangladesh lies in the fact that it makes the best possible utilization of various organic wastes (which have no or little economic value at the present moment) as a renewable source of clean energy in the rural and semi-urban areas. The implementation of biogas technology has a great potential of mitigating several problems related to ecological imbalance, minimise crucial fuel demand, improve hygiene and health and therefore, there is an overall improvement in quality of life in rural and semi-urban areas. This paper is aimed to highlight the potential of biogas technology in the Bangladesh context, and to identify the problems and research needs in this field