Bangladesh has banned fishing activities in all rivers and canals of the Sunderbans – the world’s largest mangrove forest in the delta formed between three rivers - as the breeding season kicks in, reported The Daily Star

Several patients have reportedly died at a Covid-19 dedicated hospital in southwestern Bangladesh amid a shortage of medical oxygen at the facility

The European Union (EU) and Germany have transferred EUR 33 million (USD3,90,92,790) to the Bangladesh government to strengthen key areas of its social security system and build resilience to Covid-19, particularly focusing on the affected workers in export-oriented industries

At least seven people died when an explosion rocked Moghbazar area in Bangladesh capital Dhaka city on Sunday evening, media reports said

Bangladesh has scrapped ten coal-fired power plants that were okayed earlier. as the construction work made no progress in years, according to a minister

Bringing cheers to online shoppers, the Bangladesh government has decided to withhold payments of local e-commerce platforms until confirmation of safe delivery of items, adding a layer of consumer protection to the transaction

The economic disruptions caused by Covid-19 saw around 77 percent of Bangladesh households lose a proportion of their average monthly income between April and October last year, with 34 percent having at least one member who lost their job, according to a study

The current spike in Covid cases in Bangladesh has put 40 of its 64 districts at very high risk, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday renewed her call to the global community to ensure the dignified repatriation of Rohingyas as they are posing a big security threat to Bangladesh as well as the region

Conceding that the economy was facing numerous challenges, the Bangladesh government on Wednesday exuded hope of addressing them saying it saw the obstacles as opportunities

Eighty-five people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8 am Bangladesh Standard Time on Wednesday, according to an official release

The Bangladesh government has imposed movement restrictions on seven districts near Dhaka for nine days starting Tuesday, virtually shutting off the capital from the rest of the country in the wake of sharp spikes in Covid-19 cases and deaths

Bangladesh has imposed lockdown in seven districts from June 22-30 to control a spike in Covid-19 cases

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID has launched a USD 17 million clean energy project called Bangladesh Advancing Development Growth through Energy (BADGE), aimed at expanding Bangladesh's access to affordable clean energy and support clean energy entrepreneurship

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 250 million policy-based loans to Bangladesh to help finance reforms, the bank said in a release