The accounting and accountability practices of Fairtrade International (FLO)

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Impact of Global Clothing Retailers' Unfair Practices on Bangladeshi Suppliers During Covid-19

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Social movement NGOs and the comprehensiveness of conflict mineral disclosures : evidence from global companies

Acknowledgements We thank discussants and attendees at the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (2016) conference, the Asia Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (2016) conference and the Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (2016) conference for their helpful comments. We also acknowledge comments from seminar presentations at the following universities: Canada (Simon Fraser University, The University of Calgary), the UK (The University of Bath, Durham University, Royal Holloway University of London, University of Roehampton), Germany (The University of Regensburg), New Zealand (The University of Auckland, Auckland University of Technology, The University of Otago).Peer reviewedPostprin

Moral versus pragmatic legitimacy and corporate anti-bribery disclosure:evidence from Australia

Acknowledgements We acknowledge CA ANZ for funding during the early phase of this project. We thank the journal editors and anonymous reviewers for their comments.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Corporate anti-corruption disclosure : An examination of the impact of media exposure and country-level press freedom

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The Nature and Extent of English Lexical Borrowings into Bangla: An Investigation into selected Modern Bengali Novels and Short Stories

English lexical borrowings are a common manifestation in Bangla. Modern Bengali literary texts like novels and short stories, likewise, display a wide range of English lexis. The observation of the phenomenon has motivated the present researchers to move forward with the study of five modern Bengali novels and five short stories in order to explore the borrowings in a variety of natures and extents and their consequent impact on Bangla. After a careful collection of English borrowings from the texts, the borrowings have been categorized as with Bengali equivalents, without Bengali equivalents, with close Bengali equivalents and hybridized. The findings show the depth and breadth of English lexis with about 65% English lexis with Bengali equivalents, 19% without Bengali equivalents, 13% with close Bengali equivalents and 4% hybridized observed in several domains. The phenomena show their consequent impact on Bangla. As a result, it is believed that many English loans are gradually getting integrated into Bangla. In many cases, they are additions to Bengali lexical stock, but in many other cases they are replacing Bengali equivalents. It is feared that replacement of Bengali lexis by the English counterparts may contribute to shifting of them. Thereby, this phenomenon may produce mixed impacts-lexically both enriching and impoverishing Bangla. Methodologically, the present research is based on a qualitative content analysis under a descriptive framework. Finally, the study likes to recommend finding ways to guide English borrowings, specifically for enriching and safeguarding the rich heritage of Bangla, particularly in literary texts like novels and short stories in Bangladesh

Risk factors and in-hospital outcome of acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in young Bangladeshi adults

BackgroundSouth Asians have a higher overall incidence rate and younger age of onset for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) compared to Western populations. However, limited information is available on the association of preventable risk factors and outcomes of AMI among young individuals in Bangladesh. The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors and in-hospital outcome of AMI among young (age &le;40 years) adults in Bangladesh.MethodsWe conducted a prospective observational study among consecutive 50 patients aged &le;40 years and 50 patients aged &gt;40 years with acute ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) and followed-up in-hospital at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD). Clinical characteristics, biochemical findings, diet, echocardiography and in-hospital outcomes were compared between the two groups. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to assess the association between risk factors and in-hospital outcome in young patients adjusting for other confounding variables.ResultsThe mean age of the young and older patient groups was 36.5&thinsp;&plusmn;&thinsp;4.6 years and 57.0&thinsp;&plusmn;&thinsp;9.1 years respectively. Male sex (OR 3.4, 95 % CI 1.2&thinsp;&minus;&thinsp;9.75), smoking (OR 2.4, 95 % CI 1.04&thinsp;&minus;&thinsp;5,62), family history of MI (OR 2.4, 95 % CI 1.11&thinsp;&minus;&thinsp;5,54), homocysteine (OR 1.2, 95 % CI 1.08&thinsp;&minus;&thinsp;1.36), eating rice &ge;2 times daily (OR 3.5, 95 % CI 1.15&thinsp;&minus;&thinsp;10.6) and eating beef (OR 4.5, 95 % CI 1.83&thinsp;&minus;&thinsp;11.3) were significantly associated with the risk of AMI in the young group compared to older group. In multivariate analysis, older patients had significantly greater chance of developing heart failure (OR 7.5, 95 % CI 1.51 to 37.31), re-infarction (OR 7.0, 95 % CI 1.08&thinsp;&minus;&thinsp;45.72), arrhythmia (OR 15.3, 95 % CI 2.69&thinsp;&minus;&thinsp;87.77) and cardiogenic shock (OR 69.0, 95 % CI 5.81&thinsp;&minus;&thinsp;85.52) than the younger group.ConclusionYounger AMI patients have a different risk profile and better in-hospital outcomes compared to the older patients. Control of preventable risk factors such as smoking, unhealthy diet, obesity and dyslipidemia should be reinforced at an early age in Bangladesh.<br /

Research prioritisation on prevention and management of preterm birth in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) with a special focus on Bangladesh using the Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) method

Background Fifteen million babies are born preterm globally each year, with 81% occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Preterm birth complications are the leading cause of newborn deaths and significantly impact health, quality of life, and costs of health services. Improving outcomes for newborns and their families requires prioritising research for developing practical, scalable solutions, especially in low-resource settings such as Bangladesh. We aimed to identify research priorities related to preventing and managing preterm birth in LMICs for 2021-2030, with a special focus on Bangladesh. Methods We adopted the Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) method to set research priorities for preventing and managing preterm birth. Seventy-six experts submitted 490 research questions online, which we collated into 95 unique questions and sent for scoring to all experts. A hundred and nine experts scored the questions using five pre-selected criteria: answerability, effectiveness, deliverability, maximum potential for burden reduction, and effect on equity. We calculated weighted and unweighted research priority scores and average expert agreement to generate a list of top-ranked research questions for LMICs and Bangladesh. Results Health systems and policy research dominated the top 20 identified priorities for LMICs, such as understanding and improving uptake of the facility and community-based Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), promoting breastfeeding, improving referral and transport networks, evaluating the impact of the use of skilled attendants, quality improvement activities, and exploring barriers to antenatal steroid use. Several of the top 20 questions also focused on screening high-risk women or the general population of women, understanding the causes of preterm birth, or managing preterm babies with illnesses (jaundice, sepsis and retinopathy of prematurity). There was a high overlap between research priorities in LMICs and Bangladesh. Conclusions This exercise, aimed at identifying priorities for preterm birth prevention and management research in LMICs, especially in Bangladesh, found research on improving the care of preterm babies to be more important in reducing the burden of preterm birth and accelerating the attainment of Sustainable Development Goal 3 target of newborn deaths, by 2030

Social responsibility disclosure practices : evidence from Bangladesh

This discussion paper reviews the results of an investigation of the social and environmental disclosure practices of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), two major multinational buying companies - Nike and H&M, and an exploration of possible drivers for the media agenda in reporting the activities of multinationals and NGOs.Publisher PD