Bangladesh had shown interest in joining the New Development Bank, or BRICS Bank, when it was coming into being in 2014 only for it to lean towards the China-sponsored Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank for funds
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 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today directed authorities concerned to ensure employees who don't stay at government quarters do not get any rent allowance
Extremists conspiring to destabilise Bangladesh: Minister
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Bangladesh will get six crore/ 60 mn shots of COVID-19 vaccines between May and June next year from the COVAX facility, Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam said yesterday
