During the last decade microcredit has exploded in Bangladesh, as well as in a large part of
the third world. Empirical studies give strong evidence that microcredit has had positive …

This paper has developed a multidimensional model usable in assessing economic, social,
political and cultural dimensions of poverty by utilizing primary data collected from 78 …

1.1. Background Since independence in 1971, Bangladesh has been identified by the world
community either by its poverty or by its vulnerability to natural calamity. As the population …