Peter Tregear, Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Melbourne/ The Conversation, Austrlia A scene from the 1961 film West Side Story. The casting of an Australian performer as Maria in a local production of the musical was recently criticised for ‘white washing’ a story about a Puerto Rican immigrant Recently, a group of respected academics, including…
Tech Explorist: Diabetic retinopathy is a condition where a diabetes complication that affects eyes. It’s caused by damage to the blood vessels of the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye (retina). Though, the condition is the leading cause of vision loss in adults. The number is expected to increase by 2030** with 191…
DOT Desk: India yesterday conveyed congratulatory message to Bangladesh’s newly appointed Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen, reports The Daily Star. Dr Adarsh Swaika, acting high commissioner of India to Bangladesh, paid a courtesy visit to foreign ministry today and conveyed the message. He handed him a congratulatory message from Sushma Swaraj, India’s external affairs minister,…
NDTV: An island in United States’ California is offering a whopping salary of $130,000, split between two people, to look after a historic lighthouse-turned-inn, the media reported. The East Brother Light Station is located in the San Pablo Bay, part of the larger San Francisco Bay, CNN reported on Tuesday. The lighthouse, that dates back…
DOT Desk: Bangladesh will seek Australian cooperation in exploring natural gas, coal and other sectors during a trade conference in Sydney in April, officials said, reports The Financial Express. The Bangladesh embassy in Canberra has informed commerce ministry of an ‘Australia-Bangladesh Trade Conference 2019’ from April 16 to 18 in the Australian financial capital of…
Sky News: One of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s trusted hitmen kept a soundproof “murder room” with a drain to speed up messy executions, jurors have been told. Edgar Galvan, a witness in Guzman’s trial, said Jose Antonio “Jaguar” Marrufo’s slaughterhouse was “where he killed people”, the New York Post reported. Galvan said:…
DOT Desk: Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said loans written-off since its inception will be reviewed to know the reasons why those cannot be recovered, reports The New Age. A strong committee to be appointed to verify pros and cons of the loan written-off process and lapses, if any, by the government officials for recovering…
Andrew Salmon/ Asia Times South Korean president upbeat on imminent North Korea-US summit, combative toward Japan and bullish on innovation and high technology investments South Korean president Moon Jae-in predicted that following Kim Jong Un’s visit to China this week, a second US-North Korea summit is imminent, and he expects more concrete outcomes from that…
Nancy Lee, Researcher and project officer, University of Sydney/ The Conversation, Australia The restaurants that tend to win awards in Australia are predominantly run by white owners serving European food. Why don’t people of colour get the same attention in the kitchen? Another year, another list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants. And another round…
Hossen Sohel of DOT A joint meeting of Awami League Central Executive Committee and Advisory Council will be held on Saturday, reports banglanews24.com. The meeting will be held at 3pm at Awami League central office at Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital city, said a press release received yesterday. Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh…