Bangladesh reported 1,275 new novel coronavirus cases in a 24-hour time period, taking overall tally to 359,148, according to health officials
Bangladesh’s container depot fire; norms violated in cargo handling at Chittagong port
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.
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Bangladesh requests Saudi to increase flights
Bangladesh has requested Saudi Arabia to increase flights between the two countries so that the expatriates stranded in Dhaka can return to their workplaces, the media reported
68% lost jobs in Dhaka, Chittagong due to COVID-19
Around 68 per cent of the people who were working in Bangladesh's urban areas of Dhaka and Chittagong have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic, a new World Bank report has revealed
Four Bangladeshi contract killers arrested from Birbhum
Four Bangladeshi mercenaries were arrested from Santiniketan in Birbhum district of West Bengal in India, police said on Monday
Transforming agriculture: Bangladesh moving towards high-value crops
As part of its crop diversification and boosting agricultural output in Bangladesh, the government is taking region-based projects to promote the cultivation of new and high-value crops, and bring fallow, char and haor lands under cultivation
Closure of educational institutions likely to be extended in Bangladesh
The educational institutions across the country are likely to remain shut for more days as a favourable environment has not been created yet to reopen those
26 Dhaka policemen to be fired after failing dope tests
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has announced that it was terminating 26 personnel for failing dope tests, it was reported
Bangladesh ports warned against continued rains
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has asked the maritime ports to continue with the Local Cautionary Signal No. 3 as strong monsoon persists over the North Bay of Bengal, the media reported
Pandemic burdens Bangladeshi women with more household chores. But they go unappreciated
Jannatul Rupi, a health assistant in Kurigram’s Belgachhi, has been overburdened with tasks both at home and work for the past six months since the coronavirus epidemic struck Bangladesh
All Saudi-bound Bangladeshi passengers test negative, will receive COVID-19 certificates at Dhaka airport
All the expatriate Bangladeshis who are scheduled to fly for Saudi Arabia tonight have tested negative for COVID-19
Bangladesh reports 1,383 new COVID-19 cases, 21 more deaths
Bangladesh reported 1,383 new COVID-19 cases and 21 new deaths on Friday, making the tally at 356,767 and death toll at 5,093, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said
Reinforce economic diplomacy to boost trade: Bangladesh PM to diplomats
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked Bangladeshi diplomats to reinforce economic diplomacy for expanding trade and business to achieve economic self-reliance for the country
Bangladesh COVID-19 cases rise to 355,384, death toll reaches 5,072
Bangladesh reported 1,540 new COVID-19 cases and 28 new deaths, making the tally at 355,384 and death toll at 5,072, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said
Bangladesh transfers 34 police officers in shake-up after ex-major’s murder
The Bangladesh government has transferred all 34 police inspectors of Cox’s Bazar in a major shake-up around two months after the shooting death of former major Sinha Md Rashed Khan at a checkpoint
No promotion without exams for 8th graders in Bangladesh
Education boards have decided that school authorities should hold assessments to graduate eighth-grade students to the next grade and there should be no scope for promotion without examinations
