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.
Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momin clarified that there was no change in the country’s policy towards Israel after Bangladesh issued a new passport where the words “except for Israel”, which was there in previously issued passports, were removed
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked youths to take up fish farming as their livelihood as the sector has a huge scope of employment, reported The Daily Star
Lambasting the country’s health ministry for delaying preparation of documents related to vaccine purchases from China and Russia, Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said it has done a "lousy job"
Amnesty International has demanded the release of Rozina Islam, a journalist who has been arrested by Bangladesh authorities, claiming she was arrested for her critical reporting against the government
Journalists across Bangladesh formed human chains and staged demonstrations to protest the "harassment" and arrest of senior journalist Rozina Islam
The Bangladesh government has requested Canada to send two million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Bangladesh which is required immediately
The United States is actively considering Bangladesh government’s request for supply of Covid-19 vaccine doses to meet the South Asian country’s immediate needs, according to a senior Bangladesh minister
A woman journalist with a leading newspaper has been arrested under the Official Secrets Act in Bangladesh, Prothom Alo reported
Dhaka North City Corporation joined youth platform Young Bangla to launch the mass mask campaign to limit the spread of COVID-19 pandemic across the country
An operative of the banned militant group Ansar al Islam has confessed to a Dhaka magistrate that he was planning to attack the Bangladesh parliament on May 5 as per instruction of its leader Ali Hasan Osama, known as "Banglar Osama" (Osama of Bengal)
Keeping the high number of active cases in the country in mind, authorities in Bangladesh have extended lockdown in the country till 23 May now
The Taliban, the main Afghan insurgent group, has expressed its openness to attend the Turkey Conference on the condition that the end talks must be held in Doha, Qatar, reported TOLOnews, citing sources
Religious minorities in Bangladesh are facing increased attacks, says a report by the US Department of State
The European Union is Bangladesh’s most reliable partner, the German envoy to Dhaka has said
The coming Bangladesh budget should focus on fast-paced vaccination, rehaul of the health infrastructure and extensive social protection to bring the crisis created by the Covid pandemic under control, say economists
