Industrial accidents are common in Bangladesh. Experts blame poor safety standards and lack of enforcement of norms and regulations. Garments factories, which account for the country’s most exports and employ over 4 million workers, often see deadly fire incidents.
The US health regulatory and research institute CDC has said it was willing to offer Bangladesh its expertise in fixing priority of potential COVID-19 vaccine recipients, fearing the issue to emerge as a “major challenge” in coming days
Bangladesh war crimes prosecutor Rana Dasgupta has warned of "disastrous consequences" if the pro-liberation forces fail to take a united stand against the Islamists groups that have caused a stir by openly railing against the construction of a statue of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $50 million loan to help restore the economic activities of microenterprises severely affected by coronavirus pandemic in Bangladesh
Until Sunday night, the sidewalks in front of the Jatiya Press Club in Bangladesh capital Dhaka were teeming with protesters pressing their demands for various causes, but since yesterday morning the area has been deserted
The Bangladesh government is aiming to revise textbook curriculum and create technologically sound manpower to survive the upcoming fourth industrial revolution that will be driven by technology
Bangladesh is amongst a handful of countries that have been using digital technologies to transform its economy, said a recent study by the Fletcher School at Tufts University and Mastercard
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said stronger regional and international cooperation is necessary in the coming days for mitigating the impact of the pandemic and for the rebuilding phase
Bangladesh's garment exporters will lose $4 billion if the duty-free trade benefit for the country comes to an end in the European Union following its graduation to a developing nation, according to a new study
Abdul Hamid wants to stay on Bhasan Char until he gets to return to Myanmar
Bangladesh Awami Jubo League and Bangladesh Chhatra League are staging demonstrations across the country on Sunday protesting against the vandalism of an under-construction sculpture of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Kushtia
Three Bangladeshi publicly traded companies - Square Pharmaceuticals, Renata and Fortune Shoes - have been listed in the Forbes ‘Asia’s Best Under a Billion 2020’ list
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her "prudent and decisive" action to relocate Rohingyas to Bhashan Char
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday called on the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) to act always in service and out of love for the country and its people
American business magazine Forbes has added three Bangladeshi companies to its "Asia's 200 Best Under A Billion list"
A procession of radical Islamists and "anti-Liberation War" activists, protesting against a proposed statue of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rehman, in Dhaka on Friday was dispersed by a baton charge, police said
