{"id":725,"date":"2021-09-24T04:44:50","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T04:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maaws.org\/bd_maaws\/?p=725"},"modified":"2025-04-21T06:34:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T06:34:50","slug":"news-and-links-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maaws.org\/bd\/2021\/09\/24\/news-and-links-of-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"News and Links of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"725\" class=\"elementor elementor-725\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8f8544 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8f8544\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fe65a3\" data-id=\"7fe65a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6309bfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6309bfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maaws.org\/bd\/news\"><button class=\"btn back-btn-style\">\u2190 Back<\/button><button><\/button><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-158ba637 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"158ba637\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cadbdeb\" data-id=\"2cadbdeb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f265e5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f265e5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to this week\u2019s link roundup. Catch up on on the latest with MAAWS and developments in Bangladesh and the rest of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow us on&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/maawsforglobal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/maawsforglobal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;to get links in real time and stay connected with us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read an interesting article or watch a video related to Bangladesh\/global aid and development? Send it over to us in the comments or on our social networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MAAWS UPDATES OF THE WEEK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/maaws.org\/2015\/06\/17\/recipient-of-the-united-movement-human-rights-peace-award\/\" target=\"_blank\">WE WON A HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD!<\/a>: A very unexpected surprise from the United Movement of Human Rights. We could not be more grateful to UMHR and our supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LINKS OF THE WEEK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2015\/07\/05\/bangladesh-economy-upgrade-idUSL3N0ZJ1JZ20150705?utm_content=buffer85492&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OECD upgrades Bangladesh country rating by one notch<\/a>&nbsp;(<em>Reuters):&nbsp;<\/em>Amazing news for Bangladesh\u2019s economy! A higher OECD rating now categorizes Bangladesh as a new frontier market, rather than a nation highly dependent on development aid. Bangladesh is officially a lower-middle income country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Asia-South-Central\/2015\/0712\/Disaster-training-in-Bangladesh-What-to-do-when-the-earth-starts-shaking?utm_content=buffer375a7&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Disaster training in Bangladesh: What to do when the earth starts shaking<\/a>&nbsp;(<em>Christian&nbsp;Science Monitor):&nbsp;<\/em>\u201cApproximately 72,000 buildings would collapse if an earthquake of 7.5 magnitude struck Dhaka, according to a 2004 CDMP study. However, it says a few simple drills and simple measures learned by ordinary people could save many lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailystar.net\/book-reviews\/bangladesh-promise-and-performance-107884?utm_content=buffer4f62a&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bangladesh: Promise and Performance<\/a>&nbsp;(<em>The Daily Star<\/em>): &nbsp;Review of Promise and Performance reproduces ten papers that were presented at the 1996 \u201cBangladesh at 25\u201d conference at Columbia University. The book assesses Bangladesh\u2019s performance in various sectors during the first quarter of a century (1971-1995) of its existence as a sovereign independent country. The anthology is segmented into five parts, namely, Introduction, Politics, Society, Economy, and Bangladesh in the New Millennium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2015\/07\/09\/world\/science-health-world\/oral-vaccine-seen-working-real-life-trial-cholera-bangladesh\/?utm_content=buffer56eca&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer#.VaVIisZVikr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oral vaccine seen working in real-life trial against cholera in Bangladesh<\/a>&nbsp;(<em>Japan Times):&nbsp;<\/em>A new research trial in Bangladesh has found that Shanchol, an inexpensive, oral vaccine for cholera is pretty effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rpubs.com\/justaway\/91845?utm_content=buffereae73&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater<\/a>&nbsp;(<em>RPubs<\/em>): Really cool maps of Arsenic Ground Water in 1998-1999 using data from the DPHE\/BGS National Hydrochemical Survey from the British Geographical Surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/video\/mobile-phone-money-services-soar-in-bangladesh\/C467DA43-03F6-4F75-B9BE-1D2E6CE186AB.html?utm_content=buffer6f826&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mobile Phone Money Services Soar in Bangladesh<\/a>&nbsp;(<em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>): &nbsp;Very interesting video on the increasing use of mobile money services to send remittances back to Bangladesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/goatsandsoda\/2015\/06\/04\/408297353\/climate-change-ready-rice-keeps-farmers-fields-green?utm_content=buffer25473&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Climate Change-Ready Rice Keeps Farmers\u2019 Fields Fertile<\/a>&nbsp;(<em>NPR<\/em>): A look at how climate change and increasing saline water affects agriculture and cultivation of rice in Bangladesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/05\/20\/opinion\/bangladeshs-very-public-toilet-crisis.html?_r=1&amp;utm_content=buffer2c61e&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bangladesh\u2019s Very Public Toilet Crisis<\/a>&nbsp;(<em>New York Times):&nbsp;<\/em>To keep people from urinating on buildings and walls, Bangladesh\u2019s Ministry of Religious Affairs has started to write in Arabic Script on the walls. A very interesting campaign and highlights the public sanitation crisis in Bangladesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/us\/articles\/2015\/07\/01\/bangladesh-based-poverty-group-founder-wins-world-food-prize?utm_content=buffer04e86&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bangladesh-based poverty group founder wins World Food Prize<\/a>&nbsp;(<em>US News<\/em>): &nbsp;Congratulations to Fazle Hasan Abed, founder of BRAC for winning the 2015 World Food Prize Award!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lancet\/article\/PIIS0140-6736(13)62112-1\/fulltext?utm_content=buffer6f638&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=linkedin.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bangladesh\u2019s Health Revolution&nbsp;<\/a>(<em>The Lancet):&nbsp;<\/em>A paper by World Food Prize Winner, Fazle Hasan Abed, on Bangladesh\u2019s health development since the \u201980s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/jima.imana.org\/?utm_content=buffere1304&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" target=\"_blank\">Journal of the Islamic Medical Association of North America<\/a>:&nbsp;Interested in original research articles, review articles, updates and case reports, articles dealing with medical ethics and the history of medicine? Check out the Journal of the Islamic Medical Association of North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>STAY CONNECTED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Facebook:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maawsforglobal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MAAWS For Global<\/a><br>Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/maawsforglobal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@maawsforglobal<\/a><br>Youtube:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/maawsglobal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">maawsglobal<\/a><br>LinkedIn:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/maaws-for-global\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MAAWS For Global<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/gghealthcomplex\" target=\"_blank\">Donate to the MAAWS Health Complex on GlobalGiving.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2190 Back Welcome to this week\u2019s link roundup. Catch up on on the latest with MAAWS and developments in Bangladesh and the rest of the world. Follow us on&nbsp;Facebook&nbsp;or&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;to get links in real time and stay connected with us. Read an interesting article or watch a video related to Bangladesh\/global aid and development? 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