Ministers need to pick one – govt or business: TIB

    Abrar Hussain: Trans-parency International Bangladesh (TIB) has discovered conflict of interest regarding several ministers holding important public office and simultaneously remaining engaged in  transport business. “Government has to understand that business and administrative duty cannot function together and there are some ministers in the country who have transport business and at the same time they…

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      WB loans get costlier, its terms too

      Desk report: Bangladesh will no longer eligible for concessional loan from the World Bank as it has started lending at 2.0 per cent rate, reports the financial express. The Washington lender has made the higher rate effective from last month instead of 0.75 per cent, officials said on Monday. Besides rate, the bank’s other lending…

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        Students find no license or papers of DIG jeep

        M Humayun Kabir: The agitating school and college students did not find license or papers of the jeep of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Naval Police Habib when they checked it after stopping his car on the city street. The high-up of the law enforcing agency was cruising  along Karwan Bazar in his black jeep…

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          Lemur extinction: Vast majority of species under threat

          BBC: Almost every species of lemur, wide-eyed primates unique to Madagascar, is under threat of extinction. That is the conclusion of an international group of conservationists, who carried out an assessment of the animals’ status.This “Primate Specialist Group” reviewed and compared the latest research into lemur populations and the threats to their habitat and survival.Lemurs,…

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            Muscle ‘switch’ may control the benefits of exercise

            Eurek Alert: Some people respond well to both aerobic exercise and strength training, while others don’t. And some of us respond well to only one of those things, but not both. Scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center now have uncovered a surprising molecular “switch” that may help to explain why this happens. Studying lab animals and…

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