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 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday stressed the need for urgent action to conserve biodiversity and warned that human beings were moving towards ultimate extinction if current actions continue to be unchecked, it was reported on Thursday
Bangladesh has extended the ongoing shutdown of school and educational institutions across the country to Oct 31 amid the coronavirus pandemic
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government has given special focus on establishing air connectivity with different countries
A Bangladeshi team, Bioforge, was announced as one of the Solver teams at this year's prestigious MIT Solve Challenge
The Bangladesh government yesterday requested Saudi Arabia and other major labour-receiving countries to address the problems of Bangladeshi migrant workers desperately waiting to go back to their workplaces
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson on Wednesday said that the Oxford vaccine would be available in Bangladesh once it is produced and ready for use
A recent study by the anti-graft watchdog Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has found that none of the opposition parties and their alliances walked out or boycotted the 11th parliamentary sessions
Bangladesh has reported 1,436 new Covid cases, pushing the total tally in the country to 363,479, health officials said on Wednesday
The government plans to extend the shutdown of schools and other educational institutions amid the coronavirus pandemic and announce the date for HSC and equivalent exams next week
The Republic of Korea has pledged 700,000 US dollars to International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) as part of the country's continued support in addressing the Rohingya humanitarian crisis in Bangladesh since 2017
Bangladesh and the US on Wednesday signed an agreement for flight operations between the two countries
A journalist was injured in a stabbing attack in Bangladesh's Jashore district, and is in critical condition, the media reported on Tuesday
Bangladesh reported 1,407 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, taking the overall tally to 360,555, according to health authorities
Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar unveiled the commemorative stamp worth Tk 10 on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 73rd birthday worth during a programme organised by the ministry on Monday
The United States is looking for broader economic engagement with Bangladesh exploring additional ways to deepen the partnership as Bangladesh has made a "big push" for attracting foreign direct investment from major countries, officials said
