Islam, Md Shohidul
Ghosh, Bikash Chandra
Adhikary, Apurba
Article History
Received: 10 January 2026
Accepted: 25 April 2026
First Online: 9 May 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Ethical approval to conduct this study was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee of the Department of Economics, Pabna University of Science and Technology, Rajapur, Pabna-6600, Bangladesh (Approval No. PUST/ECON/REC/136). All methods were carried out in accordance with the ethical guidelines for social science research at Pabna University of Science and Technology.
: Informed verbal consent was obtained from all participants prior to the interviews. Participation was voluntary, and respondents were assured of anonymity and confidentiality.
: Participants consented to the publication of anonymized and aggregated data for academic purposes.