This document summarizes a book review presentation about the book "Women and Poverty Alleviation in Bangladesh". The book was written by three authors and examines the socioeconomic and political status of rural poor women in Bangladesh. It discusses government and non-government poverty alleviation strategies and the impact of globalization on poor women. The presentation covers the book contents, authors, objectives, discussions of individual chapters, and conclusions that poverty alleviation has been concerned with causation and solutions, while neglecting urban poor women.

1. Welcome To
Book Review Session
Presented By-
DR. TARUN KUMAR CHAKI
Roll-6404
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2. Women
and
Poverty Alleviation in Bangladesh
By-
Dr. K.M. Reazul Karim
Md. Mafizur Rahman
S.M. Ashiqul Murshed
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3. Content –
 Cover page
 Author
 About the book
 Objective
 Discussion
 Criticism
 Conclusion
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5. Authors -
Dr. K.M. Reazul Karim
Md. Mafizur Rahman
S.M. Ashiqul Murshed
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6. Book -
Type : Research work.
Publisher : A H Development Publishing
House, New Market, Dhaka.
Chapters : 05
Total Page : 188
Theme : Rural poor women’s status.
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7. Book -
Based on-
“Performance of Some GO’s and NGO’s in
poverty alleviation”.
Funded by: Ministry of planning.
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8. Objectives -
• To ascertain Present Position of women in
Bangladesh.
• To review the socio-economic & Political
status of rural poor women.
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9. Discussion -
Chapter -1
Performance of some GO`s NGO’s in poverty
alleviation.
Development Strategies of Poverty.
Emergence of NGO’s.
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10. Discussion (Cont.)
Chapter – 2 :
Socio-economic and political status of women.
 women constitute 49% of total population.
state law, policies and legal system reflect
patriarchal attitude.
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11. Discussion (Cont.)
Equal wage for equals work still a dream.
Unrecognized house working job.
Negligible amount of women politician.
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12. Discussion (Cont.)
Chapter – 3 :
Regional and Seasonal Hunger : Bangladesh
Scenario
Amartya Sen’s view on hunger.
Regional & Seasonal hunger.
Poor voice of the sufferers.
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13. Discussion (Cont.)
Chapter – 4 :
Rural development in Bangladesh: past and
present.
No definitive structure of rural development
institution evolved.
Ignoring peoples participation.
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14. Discussion (Cont.)
Chapter – 5 :
Impact of globalization on poor women of rural
Bangladesh.
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15. Criticism -
Urban poor women have been left out.
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16. Conclusion -
• Embodies the best tradition of social science.
• Concerned with the causation of poverty in
general and of its alleviation in particular.
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17. Thank you all
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