SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2 -- The Asia Foundation issued the following news release: An article in The Daily Star (Bangladesh) details The Asia Foundation's Bangladesh EGI, which found that a weak interface between public agencies and the private sector hurts small businesses at the district level. Read the full article: "Weak local government bodies hurt growth: Study (http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=149038)."   more

DHAKA, Bangladesh, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh issued the following news release: USAID Bangladesh Acting Mission Director Dennis Sharma and Joint Secretary of Home Affairs Dr. Kamal Uddin Ahmed inaugurated a day-long seminar on August 2 to discuss a "Comprehensive Law Against Trafficking-in-Persons." Senior officials from the Bangladesh government, media, development partners and civil society participated in the meeting. The event, held at the Hotel Lake Castle, was developed a  more

PHOENIX, Aug. 2 -- Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication issued the following news release: Ten international journalists and professional communicators will start a new 10-month residential fellowship program today at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. The mid-career professionals from around the world are part of the prestigious Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, a U.S. State Department initiative in partn  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Aug. 2 -- The University of Texas at Arlington issued the following news release: UT Arlington chemistry Professor Purnendu "Sandy" Dasgupta's work with arsenic detection is an outstanding representation of research that furthers knowledge, discovery and learning, says a committee of experts appointed by the National Science Foundation. Dasgupta used NSF funds to develop an analyzer for arsenic in drinking water that could help the millions of people at risk of exposure f  more

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1 -- The Asia Foundation issued the following news release: The Bangladesh private sector is severely limited in its ability to grow and create jobs because of government barriers and constraints, according to an extensive study released today by The Asia Foundation. In a first of its kind survey in Bangladesh, 3,800 firms in 19 districts were asked to comment on the business-friendliness of their local authorities. They were polled on measures such as entry costs, transpa  more