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.
French Ambassador to Bangladesh Jean-Marin Schuh and Project Officer-in-charge of the water and sanitation sector of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) in Dhaka Fanny Nesen have visited the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) headquarters
Sajid Hossain, a 15-year-old boy, has saved thousands of lives from a potentially horrific train accident in Panchbibi upazila of Joypurhat
Bangladesh will become the 25th largest economy in the world by 2035, advancing from 41st place this year thanks to steady growth, a new report said
Bangladesh is hopeful of receiving 55 million doses of the coronavirus vaccines from the Serum Institute of India and under a programme led by het World Health Organization within June, 2021
People aged below 18 will not get the COVID-19 vaccines, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the government will introduce activities of virtual courts at district level during this coronavirus situation to ensure judicial services for the justice seekers
Bangladesh could see a seven-fold increase of climate migration, forcing 3 million people to migrate from their homes due to climate disasters by 2050
The second wave of coronavirus is likely to reach its peak in Bangladesh between late January and early February next year, according to a new projection
National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines has got a new Dash 8-400 aircraft to help it expand operations in the short-range, including domestic and South Asian destinations
While the world is reeling under an economic crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bangladesh’s economy was able to escape a contraction in 2020 and its annual rate of GDP growth will continue to accelerate throughout the 2021-25 period, so says a think tank
Turkey is going all out to woo Bangladesh. After inaugurating a plush embassy campus at Ankara, Turkey has now evinced interest in selling weapons to the Sheikh Hasina government
Noting that Bangladesh is now on a new frontier of economy and investment, Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki on Thursday said the country will keep growing strongly beyond the COVID-19 pandemic
Nineteen people have died from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by Bangladesh's Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked members of Bangladesh Army to stand beside people to improve their living standards
Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki today said they want to see the start of Rohingya repatriation process next year
