1. Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy, Associate Professor, Florida International University, USA; and 

2. Dr. Tomoki Fujji, Singapore Management University, Singapore.

Methods

Both the quantitative and qualitative research tools will be used in this study for the field survey.

Description

Data will be collected from different sources. A baseline survey before the start of the operation of MRT Line 6 around July 2022 and an endline survey after the start of the operation around February 2023 will be conducted for collecting the data from a total of 2000 Households. Besides data will be scraped from different websites such as Google Maps (GM). Second, we will obtain office and residential property market data such as location and asking rental or sales

Research Area: Climate Change

Donor Agency: J-PAL (K-CAI), and PEDL

Geographical Location: Khulna, Bangladesh 

Timeline: April 2022 to June 2023

Status: Ongoing (Preparatory stage)

Principal Investigator

Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy of Florida International University

Methods: Multi-methodology has been designed for this study. These are quantitative data collection, qualitative data collection, and salinity measurement in a scientific method.

Description: We have collected drinking water salinity data from 20 Jutes mill from Khulna & Bagerhat districts. We have also collected salinity data from 80 households of jute mill workers in the same areas. We have also obtained permission from the Bangladesh Jute Spinners Association to conduct the study to their affiliated factories. Besides, we have obtained positive consent from six jute mills to conduct the study at their factories. Now our plan is to conduct a year-round comparative

Principal Investigator: 

Dr. Abu Shonchoy, Associate Professor, Florida International University.

Dr. Tomoki Fujii, Associate Professor, Singapore Management University.

Dr. Christine Ho, Associate Professor, Singapore Management University.

Dr. Rohan, Post Doctoral Fellow, National University of Singapore.

Project Objectives: 

COVID-19 has created unprecedented difficulties for the education sector in Bangladesh, as schools remain closed since March 2020. To tackle this crisis, Bangladesh has taken a multi-pronged approach-delivering education through national terrestrial television. However, the uptake of these programs has been low among rural students. This study aims to test through a randomized field

Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

Dr. Zaki Wahhaj

Project Objectives:

• Increase 50% birth registration of unmarried adolescent girls in treatment communities;

• Increase 75% awareness of a national helpline for reporting child marriage cases among guardians in treatment communities;

• A lower child marriage rate (specifically marriage below the age of 18) in the treatment communities compared to the control communities at endline by 30%.

Project Interventions:

1. Covering the cost of birth registration at 60 communities households with unmarried adolescent girls from UP/local government centers;

2.  Providing information on the Bangladesh government’s national

Donor Agency: Florida International University.

Geographical Location: Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Timeline: February, 2020 to February, 2021

Status: On-going (postponed due to schools are closed for COVID-19 effect)

Principal Investigator

Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy of Florida International University.

Methods: Both qualitative and quantitative research tools have been designed for this study.  

Description: A total of 40 schools have selected for this research. 20 schools will be taken for the treatment group to install the digital attendance system and the rest 20 schools will remain as the control for the study. The digital attendance device will send SMS to the guardian regarding the presence and absence of his/her students at the school. The Headmaster will receive SMS from the teacher’s attendance status. Along with the attendance data