APPLICATION OF POROUS CONCRETE FOR NATURAL SLOPE PROTECTION

Natural slope protection is challenging all over the country. The study assessed the application of newly designed porous concrete block over conventional concrete block in slope protection. In the study, four different types of concrete blocks were designed; three of them were 8″×8″×3″ and one was 9″×9″×3″ in size. One 8″×8″×3″ porous concrete block design was selected based on it's compressive strength. Another conventional concrete block of same size was selected for comparing the results. After preparation, the porous and conventional concrete blocks were placed on the slope of a selected earthen canal in a 3-row and 11-column format. According to the findings, the porous concrete block was vegetative while the conventional concrete block was not. The porous concrete block required less volume of materials, which reduced the cost by 18.2% over the conventional concrete block. It is concluded that the newly designed porous concrete block is more cost-effective, light-weight, and vegetative-compatible than the conventional concrete block of the same size. Therefore, the study suggests applying the newly designed porous concrete block to protect the natural slope. [J Bangladesh Agril Univ 2023; 21(2.000): 195-202

Financial development and foreign direct investment nexus: A systematic review of literature

In this study, we review the literature to find how the financial development of a country attracts foreign direct investments for a sustainable real sector development of the country. The area is least focused on literature. Thus we don’t limit our search and review to any time or database or journal category. We find the theoretical logic and empirical evidence so far available in the literature. Our review finds that the development of the financial sector of a country is one of the most important attractors of FDIs. Theoretically, financial sector development works as a symbol of trust and goodness to the new potential investors and a good resource allocation channel for the existing investors. However, very few researchers find that FDIs are more prone to countries with a low developed financial system which may happen due to the presence of risk-taker foreign investors and risk-averse domestic entrepreneurs

Health-related quality of life and coping strategies adopted by COVID-19 survivors: A nationwide cross-sectional study in Bangladesh

Intoduction: This study aims to investigate the health-related quality of life and coping strategies among COVID-19 survivors in Bangladesh. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of 2198 adult, COVID-19 survivors living in Bangladesh. Data were collected from previously diagnosed COVID-19 participants (confirmed by an RT-PCR test) via door-to-door interviews in the eight different divisions in Bangladesh. For data collection, Bengali-translated Brief COPE inventory and WHO Brief Quality of Life (WHO-QoLBREF) questionnaires were used. The data collection period was from October 2020 to March 2021.PR2 Promoting Healthy Diets and Nutrition for all; IFPRI3; ISI; CRP4; DCAPHND; A4NHCGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH

Financial development and foreign direct investment nexus: A systematic review of literature

In this study, we review the literature to find how the financial development of a country attracts foreign direct investments for a sustainable real sector development of the country. The area is least focused on literature. Thus we don’t limit our search and review to any time or database or journal category. We find the theoretical logic and empirical evidence so far available in the literature. Our review finds that the development of the financial sector of a country is one of the most important attractors of FDIs. Theoretically, financial sector development works as a symbol of trust and goodness to the new potential investors and a good resource allocation channel for the existing investors. However, very few researchers find that FDIs are more prone to countries with a low developed financial system which may happen due to the presence of risk-taker foreign investors and risk-averse domestic entrepreneurs