简介：Inthecontextofrenewedinterestincollaborationinnaturalresourcemanagement,thecollaborativegovernanceapproachhaslatelybeenintroducedtotheforestProtectedAreas(PAs)inBangladesh.Theadoptionofthisco-managementapproachisseenasanattempttoinfluencethegovernanceprocesstowardsatransformationfromtheconventionalcustodiansystemtoamoreparticipatorymanagementregime.Recognitionofrightsandresponsibilities,effectiveparticipation,andequitabledistributionofbenefitsamongstthekeystakeholdersworkingunderafacilitativepolicyandlegalframeworkarebelievedtoaddressthebroadergoalsofsustainabledevelopmentNotwithstandingtheresurgenceofinterestingovernanceofforestPAsthroughtheco-managementapproach,academicresearchonthesubjectremainslimited.ThisarticleattemptstoreviewselectedkeyinformationandmilestonesontheforestPAsgovernancewithspecialreferencetothemajorpoliciesandlegaldocuments.Withabriefintroductorysection,thisarticlefocusesonthegenesisandselectedmajorfeaturesoftheForestPAsinthecountry.Thediscussionthendwellsonthepolicyandlegalframeworkandprovidesacritiqueonitsrelevanceforpromotingcommunityparticipation.Theexistinginstitutionalarrangementsforcommunityengagementinprotectedareagovernancearealsoanalyzedinlightofthenationalandinternationalcommitmentandpolicyobligationsonthepartofthecountry.Thesalientobservationsandkeyfindingsofthestudyincludethefollowing:(1)despiteitslimitations,comanagementasconceptandpracticehasgraduallytakenrootsinBangladesh;(2)thedegreeandlevelofactivecommunityparticipationremainlowandlimited,andthereisalsoclearweaknessinconscientizingandorientatingthelocalcommunityonthekeylegalandpolicyissuesrelatedtoPAgovernanceinthecountry;and(3)policymakers,practitioners,andotherlocalstakeholdersrelatedtoPAgovernanceneedtobeorientedoninternationalcommitmentandnationalde

简介：Thefirstbirthmarksatransitionofawomanintomotherhood.Itcontributessubstantiallytooverallfertilityofeachindividualwoman.Theageatwhichchildbearingbeginsinfluencesthenumberofchildrenawomanbearsthroughoutherwholereproductivelifespan.Thus,themother’sageatfirstbirthinfluencesthetotalnumberofbirthsthatshemighthaveinherlife,whichimpactsthesize,composition,andfuturegrowthofthepopulation.Child-bearingatveryyoungagesiscommonamongthepoorinBangladesh.Theobjectiveofthepresentstudyistoexaminethefactorsassociatedwithageatfirstbirthamongslumdwellersoffiveselectedslums(locally,colony)inSylhetcitycorporationarea,Bangladesh.Thedataofthisstudywascollectedfrom520womenaged14-50years.Thestudyfoundthatalmost93%ofwomenweremarriedbytheagesof18yearsandabout56%ofthewomenhavehadtheirfirstchildbytheageof18years.TheOrdinaryLeastSquares(OLS)regressionmodelwasusedtoanalyzethefactorscorrelatedwithwomen’sageatfirstbirth.TheregressionmodelissignificantwithanF-valueof49.48andcanexplain40.4%ofthevariationinthedependentvariableasitisindicatedbytheR-square.

简介：ThisarticleattemptstoexaminetheinfluenceofsomeselectedpredictorvariablesonfemaleageatfirstmarriageinslumareasofBangladesh.Apathandmultipleclassificationanalysis(MCA)approachhavebeenadopted.Authorsthoughtthatrespondent'seducationallevelandthemassmediasuchaswatchingtelevisionhaveasignificantdirectimpactonageatmarriage,whilethetypesoffamilyandoccupationalstatushaveanindirecteffectonageatmarriage.