Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has praised the Health Ministry for its efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic in the country
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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Outrage as woman gang-raped, filmed in Bangladesh
There is widespread outrage on social media as the graphic video of a woman in Noakhali being gang-raped was uploaded and shared yesterday
Rooftop solar projects beam through pandemic haze in Banngladesh
Like any other business, new clean energy ventures are facing disruptions to their tempo for the COVID-19 pandemic
Kidnapped schoolgirl rescued, Bangladesh TV journo held from hotel
A journalist working for Shomoy TV was arrested from a hotel in Kuakata town in south-eastern Bangladesh early on Saturday and a schoolgirl he had allegedly abducted was rescued, police said
48-hour countrywide goods transport strike called in Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Truck-Covered Van Owners Workers Unity Council has announced a nationwide goods transport strike for 48 hours to push its 9-point demand
Popularize waterways, experts tell Bangladesh government
Speakers at a meeting in the Bangladesh capital on Saturday said most government measures taken to protect rivers and strengthen the river transport sector are positive but slow in implementation
Getting Vaccines: Bangladesh working on a $550m scheme
The Bangladesh government has undertaken a programme worth $550 million with an aim to procure and distribute coronavirus vaccines
Bangladesh PM Hasina praises health ministry's COVID-19 response, hits back at critics
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has lauded the health authorities for their concerted efforts to restrain the coronavirus outbreak in Bangladesh while highlighting the government's response to the pandemic
Bangladesh to add 12,607 government jobs to technical education sector
The government has set out to create 12,607 permanent posts at the technical schools and colleges and polytechnic institutes in order to expand vocational education in Bangladesh
Retail prices of rice, edible oil continue to rise in Dhaka
Retail prices of rice and edible oil have continued to increase in Dhaka, rising by up to Tk 5 per kg and litre in a week, as government has failed to rein in the market
Comparing Vaccines: Bangaldesh lab Icddr,b chosen as one of six global labs
Bangladesh's icddr,b has been selected as one of the six laboratories across the globe to work together to reliably assess and compare immunological responses generated by Covid-19 vaccine candidates, read a press release yesterday
Biman, Saudia to operate 17 flights a week
Biman has started operating flights to Saudi Arabia while Saudia has increased the number of its weekly flights from Dhaka, offering some relief to around 55,000 stranded Bangladeshi migrants seeking to go back to work in the Gulf country
PM Hasina pledges to raise women’s participation in Bangladesh's workforce to 50%
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday pledged to increase women’s participation in the workforce to 50-50 by 2041 and called for protecting their job in the context of COVID-19 pandemic
Amnesty: Bangladesh must release arbitrarily detained migrant workers
The Bangladeshi authorities must immediately release at least 370 Bangladeshi migrant workers who were arbitrarily detained between July and September following their return to the country, said Amnesty International
Pandemic cut earnings of 82pc apparel Bangladeshi workers in April-May
Eighty-two per cent of garment workers in Bangladesh earned less in April and May compared to that in February because of the coronavirus pandemic – a finding that highlights the effect the crisis had on the incomes of the working class, according to a new study by Brac University
