DOT Desk: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Bangladesh today (Sunday) signed agreements for $200 million in loans to improve the rural road network in Bangladesh, reports The Financial Express. Monowar Ahmed, Secretary, Economic Relations Division (ERD), and Manmohan Parkash, Country Director, ADB, signed the agreements on behalf of Bangladesh and ADB,…
Reuters: Democratic Republic of Congo should recount the votes of its contested presidential election that the runner-up says was rigged, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) said on Sunday. The Dec. 30 poll was supposed to mark Congo’s first uncontested democratic transfer of power in 59 years of restive independence and the beginning of a…
Arafat Hasan of DOT The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Bangladesh have signed agreements for $200 million in loans in order to improve the rural road network in Bangladesh, reports The Daily Star. Monowar Ahmed, secretary to the Economic Relations Division (ERD), and Manmohan Parkash, country director of ADB, signed the agreements…
Scientific American: Drug overdoses are the leading cause of death for U.S. adults under the age of 50, killing more than 70,000 people in 2017 alone. This grim fact has left researchers and health professionals scrambling to mitigate the devastation caused by the opioid epidemic. Harm-reduction tactics such as making the opioid antidote, naloxone, freely…
Eurek Alert: Astro-nomers at the University of Warwick have found first direct evidence of white dwarf stars solidifying into crystals and our skies are filled with them. White dwarf stars are probably the oldest stellar objects in the universe. They are unimaginably valuable to stargazers as their anticipated lifecycle enables them to be utilized as…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT : Jatiya Oikya Front Convener Dr Kamal Hossain has stated that they made a mistake by contesting the December 30 national election with Jamaat-e-Islami being part of the alliance. “In my view, taking part in the December 30 national election keeping Jamaat in the alliance can be called a mistake,” the…
Elina Khan speaks to DOT : Hefazat-e-Islam chief Shah Ahmad Shafi has promise to refrain girls from studying at schools and colleges, only letting them to pursue education up to class X. But Hadith says it is mandatory for every man and woman to acquire knowledge. Hadith also suggests travelling far way to gain knowledge….
The Guardian, UK: The FBI in May 2017 opened an inquiry into whether Donald Trump was working on behalf of Russia, the New York Times reports. Citing unnamed former law enforcement officials, the paper reported Friday that in the days after the president fired the former FBI director James Comey, law enforcement officials were so…
Fayazuddin Ahmad writes for DOT : Despite having commendable advancements in terms of improved efficiency, transparency, and competition in public contracting and exponential growth of e-GP, there are many areas of critical improvement that have yet to be resolved. Full benefits of such enforcement will be reaped only if these further improvements can be unlocked….
Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed of DOT : Hifazat-e-Islam Amir Shah Ahmad Shafi has expressed that girls should not be sent to school and college. In response, Sultana Kamal said that what is said by Amir Ahmed Shafi of Hefazat-e-Islami is totally anti-constitutional and the government’s commitment to empowering women. Now the government should deal with this…