http://dspace.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd:8080/handle/123456789/256 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:01:20 GMT 2026-04-09T00:01:20Z http://dspace.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd:8080/handle/20.500.11948/671 The 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. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd:8080/handle/20.500.11948/671 2008-12-01T00:00:00Z http://dspace.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd:8080/handle/20.500.11948/670 The 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. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd:8080/handle/20.500.11948/670 2008-12-01T00:00:00Z http://dspace.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd:8080/handle/20.500.11948/669 Sustainable 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. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd:8080/handle/20.500.11948/669 2008-12-01T00:00:00Z http://dspace.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd:8080/handle/20.500.11948/668 CONSUMERS’ 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. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd:8080/handle/20.500.11948/668 2008-12-01T00:00:00Z