Matthew caruana galizia, Andrew caruana galizia & Paul caruana galizia/ Project Syndicate While investigative journalists have joined forces to expose globalized crime and corruption, justice and law enforcement remain largely national. Law-enforcement authorities should follow journalism’s lead and urgently develop the sort of international networks that organized crime has perfected. The worldwide network that facilitates…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Sheikh Sarhan Naser Tonmoy—grand-nephew of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and nephew of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina—has become a member of Awami League’s Publications and Publicity Sub-Committee, reports Dhaka Tribune. The decision to include Tonmoy as a committee member was made during a meeting of the Publications and Publicity Sub-Committee; at the…
Structure of Manipulated News (Part:1) Noor Majid of DOT: Modern news media and journalism took its earliest form during the 17th century, but the inception of news distribution is far more ancient. Actually, its association dates back to the earliest human civilizations, even in the Stone Age’s when human used to live on caves in…
Arafat Hasan of DOT Amid rising political tension with Japan, South Korea has step up efforts to share with the world its experience of their neighbor’s wartime atrocities, including sexual violence against its women, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha told Reuters. Kang said South Korea was seeking to host an international conference on sexual violence in…
Arafat Hasan of DOT In a new measure to deter illegal immigration through the southern border, US President Donald Trump’s administration has begun forcing asylum applicants to remain in Mexico while their cases are considered. The new policy, originally announced in December, will be launched initially at the busy Tijuana-San Ysidro border crossing south of…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Syed Ashraful Islam’s younger sister Syeda Zakia Nur Lipi has collected an Awami League nomination form to contest in the Kishoreganj 1 re-election, scheduled to be held on February 28, reports Dhaka Tribune. Lipi’s cousin, Anna Milky, collected the nomination form, on behalf of Lipi, at the Awami League president’s political…
Dr Salehuddin Ahmed speaks to DOT No visible step has so far been taken up with regard to Bangldesh Bank reserve heist. The government should have taken immediate visible steps after probing into the incident. So far as I have seen, the matter was not dealt with all seriousness and professionalism. The central bank of…
Eurek Alert: Plants don’t need noses to smell. The ability is in their genes. Researchers at the University of Tokyo have discovered the first steps of how information from odor molecules changes gene expression in plants. Manipulating plants’ odor detection systems may lead to new ways of influencing plant behavior. The discovery is the first…
NDTV: In the race to find an Australian role model that has demonstrated hard work, grit and honesty in the last year, one Aussie paper has decided the only one in the running is a horse. Finding a dearth of idols in the two-legged sporting, political, cultural or academic worlds, The Daily Telegraph on Thursday…
Hindustan Times: The UK-made children’s cartoon character Peppa Pig has made a comeback in China in a trailer of a forthcoming movie, less than a year after its memes were banned by authorities for apparently promoting a subversive lifestyle. The trailer of the film ‘Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year’ – to be released only in…