Research
Barriers and Incentives for Youth Entrepreneurship Start-Ups: Evidence from Bangladesh
Reducing unemployment of youth has become one of the most difficult challenges for Bangladesh where youths constitute one third of total population. This study examined a range of key constraints that impede young people in Chittagong, Bangladesh, from starting and running a business and at the same time the study identified incentives, initiatives and measures that may improve young entrepreneurship. For a qualitative intervention, 44 complete questionnaires were analyzed who were selected from Chittagong, the second largest in Bangladesh, following a convenience and purposive sampling technique. Results reported that most cited start-up challenge is neglecting knowledge-based innovation, being their own boss is the main motivation to engage in business, parents and family mainly influenced young people to start business while financial risk is the most pressing de-motivator to start-up business.
The Impact of Rural Development Program on Poverty Alleviation: A Case of Bangladesh
Poverty alleviation through rural development programs (RDP) has significant implication for Bangladesh the world’s most densely populated country having 71 percent rural inhabitants. Considering the significance, the study examined various rural challenges and poverty reduction strategies of RDP underpinned by a quantitative research technique. 192 poor households were randomly selected from four study villages under Chittagong District. The result indicates that the RDP, housing and agriculture, health and education, significantly improved the poverty situation among poor people through economic capabilities, human capabilities, protective capabilities, and political capabilities of sample households
