Mir Farjana Sharmin

An Empirical Study on the Socio-Economic Condition of Fishermen Communities of Ashulia, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Fahmida Hossain, Sayeda Akhter, Md. Ashif Hasan Razu, Mir Farjana Sharmin & Muhammad Bayezid Husain · South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics · 2026

This is an empirical study that explores the socio-economic conditions of fishermen living along the Turag River which is a peri-urban area of Dhaka in Bangladesh. By using a mixed-methods approach, this study combines a household survey of 150 fisher households with in-depth int...