Volume 3,No 2,December 2008http://dspace.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd:8080/handle/123456789/2562024-03-28T16:21:04Z2024-03-28T16:21:04ZThe Parable of Salvation or Damnation: A Study of Samuel Beckett’s Biblical Allusions in Waiting for GodotHossain, Mohammad KamalAlam, Asmahttp://dspace.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd:8080/handle/20.500.11948/6712019-05-27T07:18:27Z2008-12-01T00:00:00ZThe Parable of Salvation or Damnation: A Study of Samuel Beckett’s Biblical Allusions in Waiting for Godot
Hossain, Mohammad Kamal; Alam, Asma
Equivocally referred Biblical allusions in Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot
conform significantly to the playwright’s uncertain vision of the Christian creed as projected
in many of his major works. The ambiguous nature of the scriptural references in his plays
has very often been attributed as the most convincing reason to the perception of Beckett as a
skeptic or in some cases as an atheist. The present study intends to examine the Biblical
allusions used in Waiting for Godot with a view to understanding the dramatist’s real
objectives behind using them. Uncertainty about the quintessence of some fundamental
Christian truths is presented through cryptic references to the Biblical contents. The intricate
web of scriptural references in the play serves the purpose of presenting a vision of
hopelessness and chaos at the core of human existence. The possibility of redemption for
humanity is denied through the ambiguity reflected in the numerous references to Biblical
parables. One major finding of the present study is the fact that, through his characters’
Biblical citations Beckett seems to oscillate between the realms of faith and faithlessness.
The present study concludes that the Biblical allusions in Waiting for Godot do not
foreshadow any change in the immobile lives of the characters, instead, it only adds to the
intensity of what is already there.
2008-12-01T00:00:00ZThe Impact of Class Size on Quality Education: A Case Study at the Tertiary Level in BangladeshRahman, SiddiqurHossain, Mohammed Sakhawathttp://dspace.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd:8080/handle/20.500.11948/6702019-05-27T07:18:27Z2008-12-01T00:00:00ZThe Impact of Class Size on Quality Education: A Case Study at the Tertiary Level in Bangladesh
Rahman, Siddiqur; Hossain, Mohammed Sakhawat
The small classes1 at tertiary level enhance student-teachers’ interaction and provide
a richer learning environment. Teamwork, interaction with classmates, projects and analysis of
case studies are the key learning tools in many tertiary level courses. The small and diverged
classes allow personalized attention as students learn different theories as well as their
applications on pragmatic decision making. Our study therefore, reveals the reality on the basis
of existing literature and questionnaire survey that small class size has a significant impact on
the quality of education by enriching the performance of the students.
2008-12-01T00:00:00ZSustainable Growth Rate and Optimal Capital StructureAlam, S. M. IkhtiarZahid, Md. Shahidul Islamhttp://dspace.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd:8080/handle/20.500.11948/6692019-05-27T07:18:26Z2008-12-01T00:00:00ZSustainable Growth Rate and Optimal Capital Structure
Alam, S. M. Ikhtiar; Zahid, Md. Shahidul Islam
Sustainable growth rate (SGR) is the maximum sales growth rate, measured from a base sales
level, which a company can support without any additional external equity financing while
maintaining a target Debt-Equity (D/E) ratio, given the retention ratio, b. SGR formulations
available in literature do not consider variable liability as an internal source of financing, and
thus, these formulations underestimate SGR. The present study proposes a new formula to
correctly calculate SGR which includes variable liability as an internal source of financing, to
examine the impact of D/E ratio on SGR, to construct SGR–D/E Ratio Continuum, and,
thereby, to determine optimal D/E ratio of a company based on its forecasted level of sales
growth rate. That is, the study proposes that SGR formulation is an alternative tool to
determine the optimum D/E ratio for a given level of forecasted sales growth rate of a
company. The study finds that as D/E ratio increases, SGR also increases and at one level of
D/E ratio, SGR reaches its maximum. After that level of D/E ratio, SGR becomes negative.
This relationship between SGR and D/E ratio is true if a company is not already in financial
distress. The present study finds that based on the forecasted level of sales growth rate of a
company the optimum level of D/E ratio or optimum capital structure can be determined
from the proposed SGR–D/E Ratio Continuum. This is a new approach to determine
optimum D/E ratio in financial management. Empirical test supports the findings of this
study.
2008-12-01T00:00:00ZCONSUMERS’ PERCEPTION OF QUALITY TOWARDS PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN BANGLADESHHuda, Md. Muzakkeerulhttp://dspace.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd:8080/handle/20.500.11948/6682019-05-27T07:18:26Z2008-12-01T00:00:00ZCONSUMERS’ PERCEPTION OF QUALITY TOWARDS PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN BANGLADESH
Huda, Md. Muzakkeerul
This study primarily investigates the underlying factors that help to form consumer perception of quality
toward private universities in Bangladesh. Five beliefs have been identified as salient to perceive the
quality of private universities of Bangladesh. These are quality faculty members, university environment,
campus facility, quality education and university image/reputation. Multi-item measures were used for data
collection. Results revealed that three factors: campus facility, quality education and university
image/reputation have positive and significant influence on perceived quality of private university in
Bangladesh. Quality faculty members and university environment do not have significant influence on
perceived quality of private university in Bangladesh.
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