BRICS: Bangladesh Concerned For Potential “Geopolitical Trap”
In recent weeks, Bangladesh has reportedly submitted its formal request for membership in the BRICS bloc. However, statements from the country’s foreign minister have shown that the decision hasn’t come without some concern from the country. Specifically, the worry that BRICS membership could…#brics #dailystar #akabdulmomen #momen #fengyongbin #chinadaily #mhumayunkabir #universityofdhakas #selimraihan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bangladesh Eyes BRICS Invite as Rumors Swirl of Formal Request
In mid-May, several reports indicated that Bangladesh and India were engaging in currency trading using their respective currencies in order to address U.S. dollar liquidity challenges. Recent sources now reveal that Bangladesh is welcoming a formal invitation to join the BRICS bloc. Speaking to…#akabdulmomen #southafrica #brazil #algeria #argentina #bahrain #belarus #comoros #cuba #egypt (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bangladesh Formally Sends Application To Join the BRICS Alliance
Bangladesh has sent a formal application to join the BRICS alliance. Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina put forward a request to the South African President Matamela Ramaphosa in Geneva, Switzerland last Wednesday. Ramaphosa positively addressed the issue and Bangladesh might soon become a…#brics #sheikhhasina #southafrican #matamelaramaphosa #geneva #switzerland #dhakatribune #iraq #egypt #bricsalliance (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bangladesh Raises Repo Rate to Slow Inflation at Decade High
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Source: Reuters: Health - June 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Households' vulnerability assessment: empirical evidence from cyclone-prone area of Bangladesh - Rahman MM, Arif MSI, Hossain MT, Almohamad H, Al Dughairi AA, Al-Mutiry M, Abdo HG.
Despite Bangladesh being vulnerable to cyclones, there is a dearth of research on cyclone vulnerability assessment. Assessing a household's vulnerability is considered a crucial step in avoiding the adverse effects of catastrophe risks. This research was c... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Exploring improvisations in road safety in a low-income setting - Shafie IK, Das RC, Hamim OF, Hoque MS, McIlroy RC, Plant KL, Stanton NA.
Road collision types repeat themselves, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where countermeasures are often improvised and implemented with little planning. At the Shahbag intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, speed bumps were quickly cons... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Midwives in Bangladesh bring hope to survivors of Cyclone Mocha in world ’s largest refugee camp
COX ’S BAZAR, Bangladesh– Khadija*, 21, lives in a displacement camp for Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - June 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Could chatbots help devise the next pandemic virus?
Tech experts have been sounding the alarm that artificial intelligence (AI) could turn against humanity by taking over everything from business to warfare. Now, Kevin Esvelt is adding another worry: AI could help somebody with no science background and evil intentions design and order a virus capable of unleashing a pandemic.
Esvelt, a biosecurity expert at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, recently asked students to create a dangerous virus with the help of ChatGPT or other so-called large language models, systems that can generate humanlike responses to broad questions based on vast training sets of intern...
Source: ScienceNOW - June 14, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Bangladesh to Join and Adopt BRICS Currency?
The potential expansion of the BRICS bloc has been at the forefront of global discourse. Moreover, as the annual summit is set to arrive in just a matter of months, those discussions will take on more importance. Alternatively, could the country of Bangladesh join and adopt the BRICS currency? The…#brics #southeastasian #rafaelhenrique #adoptbricscurrency #rupee #chineseyuan #southeast #bricscurrency #bricssummit #southafrica (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Responding to humanitarian crises: midwifery care in Bangladesh - Purno NH, Biswas A, Anderson R, Hoque DME.
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is often a neglected topic of intervention in humanitarian crises despite its wide-ranging impact on women and girls' well-being. Increasing frequency of climate-induced natural disasters calls for an urgent... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
League of her own: Sheikh Hasina ’s grip on Bangladesh
Over two decades in office, the prime minister and her Awami League party have overseen impressive growth and reforms in a notoriously corrupt country—but that same firm hand may now be limiting Bangladesh’s progress. Our correspondent visits the frontier of a potentially transformative technology…#awamileague #spanish #economist (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Suicide stigma and suicide literacy among Bangladeshi young adults: a cross-sectional study - Jahan I, Sharif AB, Hasan ABMN.
This study aimed to examine the status of suicide stigma an... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Africa: 76th World Health Assembly Adopts First Ever Resolution On Drowning Prevention
[WHO] Today the 76th World Health Assembly adopted its first ever resolution on drowning prevention requesting governments and their partners, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), to accelerate action on drowning prevention through 2029. The resolution was sponsored by the Governments of Bangladesh and Ireland and adopted by Member States to address this public health concern. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 30, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Can Bangladesh beat decarbonization challenge to achieve growth?
TOKYO -- Located in the middle of a vast salt field in southern Bangladesh, the Matarbari coal-fired power plant is big by any standard. When completed, the $6 billion project is expected to generate 1.2 gigawatts of electricity, equivalent to a large nuclear reactor and enough to meet 30% of the…#tokyo #matarbari #dhaka #matarbariultrasuper (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bangladesh in a Position to Pay Back IMF Loan, PM Says
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Source: Reuters: Health - May 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
