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Disasters have a direct and acquit effect on human lives and settlement. Assessment of natural movement in the high dense settlements becomes a crucial issue in terms of disaster management. Evacuation, as an intuitive and practically effective emergency rescue measure, has long been used and is expected to be enhanced to protect human populations against hazardous situations caused by these natural and man-made disasters. A well-defined and manageable plan is one of the prerequisites for successful implementation of an emergency evacuation is a life saving measure on disaster events. Haphazard urban growth in old Dhaka and increasing industrial load on specialized industrial zones like Dhaka export processing zone is an alarming marker for disaster preparedness for the city. As lacking in proper disaster management process, emergency evacuation system developed not so far. In the methodology, investigation has done through Michael Patton’s Utilization Focused Evaluation Model. The measurement and assessment of the effectiveness is based on three dimensional analyses: Consumers contentment Index, Public stuffs index and Collective worth. Considering the present situation, and is undertaken with different objectives of analyzing the existing emergency evacuation system of old Dhaka and DEPZ area. In the virtual effectiveness analysis, user satisfaction indexes/ Consumers contentment index (C.C.I.) score is 41, 47 and 45(out of 100) for Industrial, household and others respectively and Public Stuffs Index for industrial unit is 33, for Households Unit is 44.55 and for others unit is 48.72. All these score indicates the poor level of Emergency Evacuation Service of Old Dhaka and DEPZ. The study examine service level of present emergency support system, which are prominent variable to develop an effective emergency evacuation plan to reduce hazard impact on specific area.

Critical climate stress moments may be defined as those moments when households, communities, and their livelihood systems are vulnerable to climate related risks and hazards. This working paper examines critical climate stress moments due to specific climatic and biophysical causes experienced by the people in the Teesta River basin in India and Bangladesh. The Teesta, like other river basins of the Himalaya, has a fragile geology, as well as complex climate, ecosystems and socio-economic conditions. Critical moments can serve as a tool for communicating vulnerabilities and the challenges to sustainable lives and livelihoods, and to link vulnerability assessments with adaptation policy and action.

A relatively large number of Pakistanis known as the Bihari community have been stranded in Bangladesh since its independence in 1971. The unresolved repatriation problem is a consequence of deliberate procrastination and political indecision on the part of both the Bangladesh and Pakistan governments. The aim was to analyze and find out the housing and socio-economic conditions in addition to the other services provided to the Bihari people of Selil Colony, commonly known as the Bihari Colony of Rajshahi. Quantitative surveying followed by snowball and simple random sampling method was used for collecting data and the analysis and interpretation part was visually presented with graphs, bars, and cross tabulation using SPSS (Statistical Software for Social Science) software. The intensely bad condition of the Bihari people was found with poor housing conditions, very scarce employment in good sectors, low combined income of the family, comparatively high illiteracy rate, less utilization of the provided utility facilities in a healthy way and degrading condition of relief services. Day by Day, the situation is falling down. A kind step in view to recover this so long unresolved problem would be so generous from the government. This initiative might include the ways that make their lives happier, much more comfortable and lively through education and awareness.

As rapid urban growth is happening worldwide, the situation affected Bangladesh too. If the current trend remains, Bangladesh will face more than 50% of urban people of the population by the year 2030. But to ensure properly planned growth and a sustainable living system, residential area (RA) plays a vital role. A properly designed living area consists of adequate housing, planned land use with every type of facilities in one place for the inhabitants. As the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka faced more haphazard growth than other cities resulting in scattered development and unplanned placement of establishments. Mirpur is one of the major city centers of Dhaka facing the same problem in some sectors. This study aimed to find out the satisfaction level (SL) in each sector in Mirpur based on resident’s observation of living. The SL was analyzed based on three environments, i.e. Physical (air, water, and sound quality, temperature and transportation condition), neighbourhood (utility features, solid waste management, educational, commercial, medical & recreational facilities and local security) and social (privacy level, religious and community perception) environments. Total 97 samples were collected with a 95% confidence level and a 10% confidence interval. Both primary and secondary data were used. The result showed satisfactory condition in Mirpur DOHS, Cantonment area and moderate satisfying scenario in 10, 13, 14 sectors. The streets are narrow and inadequate conditioned in some areas. Also, the lack of proper electricity supply and occurrence of slum problems are common drawbacks in some sectors. This study reveals that lack of proper planning in an urban expansion leads us to the unacceptable housing system, misplacement of facilities, and improper mixing of residential class. This study will help urban planners and policymakers to redesign the residential areas based on the needs of the residents and to control urban growth more accurately.

Abstract Objectives The objectives of the study were to explore knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP) of dengue fever among Dhaka city dwellers and the potential associated factors. Study design A cross-sectional survey was conducted among the city dwellers in Dhaka north and south city corporations using a standardized questionnaire from November to December 2019. Methods Households were selected by purposive sampling and interviewed face to face by the trained interviewers. The association between education and occupation with the dengue practice was tested using the chi-square test statistic. Results Around 96% of respondents claimed that they heard about Dengue, and 80% of them correctly identified its causes. Nearly half of the people did not know the breeding season and ecology of dengue vector mosquitoes. Though the city dwellers were well-known about Dengue’s burden, they were reluctant to take preventive measures to get rid of this disease. More than 70% of people mentioned that every family member regularly sleeps under a bed net. Moreover, we found a significant relationship between the education level (p<0.05), as well as the occupation of the respondents (p<0.05) with the practice to prevent and control Dengue. We did not find any information, education, and communication (IEC) activities in the city during our survey. Conclusion Many people didn’t know the specific preventive measures to minimize potential exposure to Dengue. This lack of knowledge is likely due to inadequate coverage with IEC activities. So, IEC intervention programs may need to start soon in highly dengue-endemic cities to reduce the burden.

Access to land is very important for socially and economically disadvantaged people, from the countries where agriculture is the main source of employment to improve their livelihoods. It brings an opportunity for producing their livelihoods reducing extreme poverty. Land management is a tool being employed by governments around the world to contribute in this respect. In Bangladesh, guchchogram/ cluster village projects are done for rehabilitating rural land less people to reduce poverty. Successful implementation of such projects will help in reducing poverty, migration and improving socio-economic condition of the rural poor. This paper focuses on evaluating cluster village projects whether they are improving the socio-economic status of the people.