Village demography project

larger numbers of comparison villages increased statistical power, but with diminishing returns as the number surpassed the number of villages in the MV1

Data collection in each comparison village required permission from village leaders and costly transportation to the area

The 21st century villages in the developing context of Bangladesh are in the constant process of convergence with the urban

Increasing rural–urban linkages, accessibility to non-farm jobs and urban lifestyle reduce the differences in social-cultural practices thereby the spaces are reconfigured to fit the earlier ones

The Millennium Villages Project (MVP) was a 10 year, multisector, rural development project, initiated in 2005, operating across ten sites in ten sub-Saharan African countries to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

In this study, we aimed to estimate the project's impact, target attainment, and on-site spending