http://ar.cou.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/67 2026-05-28T19:00:29Z http://ar.cou.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/120 Reintegration Scenario of Home Returned Migrant Workers: Hasan, Md. Mehedi Remittance is the second largest earning source for Bangladesh economy after RMG export. In 2015.according to Bangladesh Bank the net worth of remittance inflow was 15,270.99 million USD and later years it started to fall down until 2018 record level of remittance inflow worth of 15,544.68 million USD. Whatever the reasons may stand behind this ups and downs in remittance inflow, but this is also caused by increasing rate of home returned migrants. No one can deny, the contributions of these home returned migrants, but unfortunately, the reintegration scenario of these home returned migrants never got enough concern to anyone. this article shades light on this reintegration scenario of home returned migrants in cumilla district, one of the top concentrated migrant areas in Bangladesh. This article focuses on the demographic information, abroad working period, earned skills in abroad, causes of home returning, present works of home returned migrants, present savings, present working problems, entrepreneurial trend and experience of migrations of home returned migrants of cumilla district. The findings of this paper can help the government to implement policies and roles towards mixed cultural worked experienced home returned migrants and their reintegration process in a planned manner. 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z http://ar.cou.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/118 ‘Migrant’ or ‘Refugee’? Rahman, Md. Mizanur This article put forward a single argument, which is, the distinction between ‘migrant’ and ‘refugee’ is a very straightforward one and fail to count the complexity around the migration process. Combined with the pieces of literature and the life history of my brother, I question the rigid differentiation between ‘migrant’ and ‘refugee’ as these categorical definitions play a crucial role to include or exclude people from the rights and protection provided by the states. My main purpose in this article is to illustrate the fact that ‘migrants’ can also go through the experiences similar to the refugees depending on the contexts and the situation S/he exposed, and ‘refugee’ is not also a fixed category as it can change for the people in certain situation. To explain this position I provided the case of my younger brother who went through both experiences of being a ‘migrant’ and being a ‘refugee’. In the end, I argue for extensive ethnographic and empirical research engagement to reveal how these categorical definitions exclude people who do not fall under the existing legal framework for ‘refugee’ from the rights and protections offered by the states, hence failed to consider the complex process of migration and other issues, such as the serious right violation in the origin country. 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z http://ar.cou.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/116 Public Relations in public sector of Bangladesh : paul, Jillur Rahaman In Bangladesh. Public Relations (PR) is an essential part of public sector offices. Its ultimate goal is to build trustworthy relationship with different stakeholders like general people, organizations, business entities and others, which leads to increase productivity and client’s satisfaction. The study attempted to review the roles, reality and challenges of PR in Bangladesh through content analysis and observation methods. It was found that in the country, PR activities are commonly maintained by public Relations officer (PRO). Findings indicated that since the government has been trying to play people’s friendly pro-active role by reaching with its services to the doorsteps, the PR roles have become more diversified. But reality is that PR role in the country is not dynamic in public sector rather it is still static. Some challenges such as lack of recognized code of conducts and ethics, absentia of PR role in policy level, lack of career path, not recognized as specialized profession and lack of research and training were identified. It is suggested that due attention, career path formulation. Proper training, logistics etc. could be ensured in PR profession which are ultimately necessary in the perspectives of’ Digital Bangladesh’ and ‘sustainable Development Goals’ (SDGs). 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z http://ar.cou.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/114 A Study on Determinants of workers’ Remittance Inflow in Bangladesh Debbarman, Shantanu; Dey, Sucheta Remittance inflows of workers to their country of birth is one of the most influential factors contributing to the economic growth of developing countries. Remittance has a significant impact on the economic growth of Bangladesh. In also a vital source of foreign exchange earnings for Bangladesh. This study aims to identify the determinants of worker’s remittance in Bangladesh using time series data from 1976 to 2018. The Augmented Dickey-Fuller Test checks the stationarity of data. After conducting the Engle –Granger two-test and bound test, cointegration is found. The Autoregressive -Distributed lag (ARDL)- Error Correction Model (ECM) approach is used to determine the short-run and long-run relationship between workers’ remittance inflow and macroeconomic determinants of remittance inflow in Bangladesh. In the long run , the number of migrants, the host country’s GDP. Consumer price Index (CPL) of the home country, Per capita GDP of the workers’ remittance inflow in Bangladesh. There is a positive relationship between the current years’ remittance and previous years’ remittance in the short run. A negative short-term relationship was found between remittance and host countries’ GDP. Per capita GDP and CPI of Bangladesh also have an inverse relationship with remittance inflow in the short term. Granger Causality test shows no endogeneity problem in the model. The short-run negative association between Remittance inflow and GDP indicates that a substantial portion of remittances is used for non-productive purposes like consumption. Bangladesh Government can attract the migrants to invest in the productive sectors by reducing bureaucratic complexity and providing a stable and investment-friendly environment . 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z