http://182.160.97.198:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/1543 2026-05-10T17:35:11Z http://182.160.97.198:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/8 Administrative corruption as constraint to investment: a behavioural study on ten investment-related agencies Alam, Mahmudul; Ahmed, Helal Uddin This report on ‘Administrative Corruption as Constraint to Investment: A Behavioural Study on Ten Investment-related Agencies’ has explored the nature, forms, types, causes, costs and remedies of administrative corruption in the investment related agencies of Bangladesh – a developing country of South Asia. A behavioral approach was adopted in conducting the field survey on 10 investment-related service-delivery agencies in Dhaka city. The 10 selected agencies were: the police, judiciary, Board of Investment, Bangladesh Road Transport Authority, Dhaka City Corporation, Department of Immigration and Passports, Dhaka Power Distribution Company, Dhaka Water and Sewerage Authority, Income Tax wing of NBR and Value Added Tax wing of NBR. An attempt has also been made in the study to recommend some remedial measures for curbing administrative corruption in the public sector including those related to investments by catering to the perceptions of both service-recipients and service-providers regarding causes, costs and remedies of corruption. Submission of the First Draft of Research Report 2013-12-04T00:00:00Z http://182.160.97.198:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/7 Research Report Cyclone Aila and Health Hazards: A Study on Koyra Upazila of Khulna District, Bangladesh Parvin, Afroza Cyclones are the most common natural hazard. The impact of cyclones on the human is related directly to the location and typography of the area, human demographics and characteristics of the built environment. Bangladesh is one of the cyclone prone countries in the world, due to its conical shape and location on the tip of the Bay of Bengal. Cyclone Aila ravaged the south western part of Bangladesh on 25 May 2009. The present study was conducted at seven union parishads of Koyra upazila of Khulna district. A total of 210 people were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Observations were carried out to obtain peoples’ perception and ideas about the health hazards. The primary objective was to assess the prevalence of diseases and illnesses in the study area before and after cyclone periods. The study also aimed at identifying the factors associated with health hazards and their impacts on the people of Aila affected area. The study employed an interview survey using a structured questionnaire. 2013-12-04T00:00:00Z