Fire hazard in the readymade garment industry of Dhaka City, Bangladesh | |
| Author | Hossain, Md. Faruk |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.DM-14-06 |
| Subject(s) | Fire risk assessment--Bangladesh Dhaka Clothing trade--Fires and fire prevention Fires |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Science in Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. DM-14-06 |
| Abstract | In the acknowledgement, first of all, I would like to express deep gratitude to my supervisor Dr. Mokbul Morshed Ahmad for his productive guidance, special attention and continuous encouragement from the very beginning to the end of this research work. I would also express heartiest gratefulness and deep appreciation to my thesis committee members Professor Dr. Jayant K. Routray and Dr. Pennung Warnitchai for their valuable suggestions and necessary guidelines to improve the thes is. I am really grateful to the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and The Regional Integrated Multi - Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia (RIMES) for awarding me scholarship to pursue my Master Degree at AIT. I am also grateful to the Universi ty of Dhaka, Bangladesh for granting me the study leave for pursuing degree abroad. During my study period many individuals and agencies assisted me a lot to conduct the thesis properly. I would like to show my acknowledgement to Major (Retd.) M.M. Mot iur Rahman, Director, Fire Safety and Disaster Management Cell, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), Major A KM Shakil Newaz, Project Director, Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defense (BFSCD) Directorate, Professor Dr. Zia Rahman, Department of Sociology, Dhaka University, Professor Dr. Nizam Uddin, Department of Architecture, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and Dr. Nazneen Ahmed, Senior Research Fellow, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) for their valuable co - operations and supports. I would like to show my gratefulness also to Mr. Syed Sultan Uddin Ahmmed, Assistant Executive Director of Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies (BILS), Dr. Khondaker Golam Moazzem, Additional Directo r, Research of Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Mr. Md. Omar Faruk, Program Manager of Bangladesh Occupational safety, Health and Environment Foundation (OSHF) and Mr. Amirul Haque Amin, General Secretary of National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF) for their valuable assistances during the field survey. I am highly grateful Mr. Muhammad Ashraf, Doctoral student, RRDP, AIT for his valuable advices and supports. I also wish to express my sincere thanks to Mr. Vitton for his valuable lecture on the applic ation of SPSS software. I am also thankful to Mrs. Vineeta Thapa, Senior Program Officer, DPMM, AIT for her continuous support during the whole study period. I am grateful to my friends at AIT who supported me in various ways by sharing their ideas and e xperiences during the study period in AIT. In this regard, I am grateful to Mr. Mohamed Inayath, Ms. Ponenyet Khaing, Mr. Wifandy Purba, Mr. Shah Jawad Shamir, Mr. Saswata Sanyal, Mr. Karn Paneetsin and Miss Phuong. I am remembering the contributions of a ll the respondent workers, factory manages and FGD team of Mirpur Sub - district for their cordial assistances and generosity to conduct the study successfully. Finally, I am highly grateful to all of my family members especially my wife Lovely Yesmin and daughter Tashfia Hossain Tazri for their great support and motivation always to complete the degree. |
| Year | 2014 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. DM-14-06 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management (DM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Ahmad, Mokbul Morshed; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Routray, Jayant K.;Pennung Warnitchai; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship; |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2014 |