Coastal Tourism in Cox’s Bazar and its Socio-economic & Socio-cultural Impacts on Rakhaine Community, Bangladesh
AKM Shawkat Ali Khan,
Md Anwar Hussain,
Khondoker Mokaddem Hossain,
Sonia Zybsin,
Md Nezamul Haque,
AK Obidul Huq
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 3, June 2017
Pages:
73-79
Received:
29 June 2017
Accepted:
12 July 2017
Published:
10 August 2017
Abstract: Tourism plays a significant role in national economy of a country. Bangladesh has abundant opportunity to coastal tourism which impacts on greater livelihood at diversified pathways. The aimed of this study was to observe the nature of coastal tourism in Cox’s Bazar Bay of Bengal and its impacts on the people of Rakhaine community who live adjacent to the offshore. Sample survey, in-depth interview and focus group discussion methods were applied to collect the quantitative and qualitative data. Due to the frequent visit by tourists, new avenues of scope and opportunities has been emerged in the Cox’s Bazar coastal area and some of the Rakhaine people were engaged themselves in new occupations leaving their traditional ones behind. A significant number of Rakhaine people were involved in tourism related hotel business, handicraft production, and small business which help them to maintain a better livelihood. However, it was also observed that the rapid growth of tourism has been created opportunities for the Rakhaine people due to their traditional dance, music and other festivals that are becoming more popular to the tourists. Besides tourism, an increase a little bit threat existence in Rakhaine’s culture. It was concluded that socio-cultural linkage created between tourist and Rakhaine culture, and due to improved communication, transportation and other means of information technology, coastal tourism connected them globally with positive socio-economic development.
Abstract: Tourism plays a significant role in national economy of a country. Bangladesh has abundant opportunity to coastal tourism which impacts on greater livelihood at diversified pathways. The aimed of this study was to observe the nature of coastal tourism in Cox’s Bazar Bay of Bengal and its impacts on the people of Rakhaine community who live adjacent...
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Demonetization: A Case in Indian Perspective
Anindita Adhikary,
Bedanta Bora
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 3, June 2017
Pages:
80-86
Received:
13 August 2017
Published:
17 August 2017
Abstract: November 8th, 2016, the Government of India declared that the five hundred and one thousand rupee notes will no longer be legal tender effecting from midnight. The Reserve Bank of India (The Central Bank of the country) issued new five hundred rupee notes and two thousand rupee notes from 10th November, 2016. This demonetization measure has been adopted in an effort to address the move against corruption, black money, terror financing and counterfeit cuurency. This move is expected to cleanse a formal economic system and improve the same. The demonetization has a significant impact on current state of the Indian economy. Thus, it is imperative to assess its short term and long term impacts. As such, in this study, an effort has been made to determine the impact of demonetization on the common men. The work is exploratory in nature and secondary data have been utilized for the purpose of analysis. The demonetization drive has affected the common public to some extent, but for larger interest of the country, such decisions were inevitable. Further, there are a few inherent benefits of this measure as well which will be reflected in long run.
Abstract: November 8th, 2016, the Government of India declared that the five hundred and one thousand rupee notes will no longer be legal tender effecting from midnight. The Reserve Bank of India (The Central Bank of the country) issued new five hundred rupee notes and two thousand rupee notes from 10th November, 2016. This demonetization measure has been ad...
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