Syed Abul Hossain’s personal contributions and achievements for sustainable social development: A study at Madaripur in Bangladesh
Keywords:
social development, social development theory, Syed Abul Hossain, personal contribution, achievement, BangladeshAbstract
This study has attempted to investigate Syed Abul Hossain’s personal effort and contribution to sustainable social development at Madaripur in Bangladesh, and his achievements for his effort and contribution. The researchers of this study have visited the developed areas by Syed Abul Hossain physically and made interview sessions with the common people and the members of the local government institutions of Madaripur for collecting primary data. And articles, published journals, and research papers were the sources of secondary data for this present study. The study has presented different theories of social development, Syed Abul Hossain’s biographical information, his contribution to sustainable social development, and his national and international achievements. The finding results of this study reflect that, to Syed Abul Hossain’s personal effort and contribution, Dashar which was an undeveloped area has got a furnished shape and become a role model of social development not only in the country but also in the world. For Abul Hossain’s personal effort and contributions, this area is now on the world map with furnished and developed structures. Thus, personal effort and contribution can play a great and positive role in sustainable social development.
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