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.
The desire expressed by the two Dhaka city mayors to take over the responsibility of drainage management from Dhaka Wasa in a bid to end the capital's perennial waterlogging problem has widely been regarded as a popular idea
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced that her government was setting up 100 Special Economic Zones (SEZ) "for further industrialization and generating more employments"
Bangladesh Education Minister Dipu Moni has said her ministry is working on the education system during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
Bangladesh has approved the late-stage trial of a vaccine candidate for the novel coronavirus, developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd
Bangladesh's national technical advisory committee on tackling COVID-19 has said the government should not reopen educational institutions and hold examinations now as the outbreak rages
"There will be no exams … we are thinking about what more we can do. Maybe we can promote without an exam." - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
A Japanese company is likely to build a bridge over the Tentulia and Kalabadar rivers to connect island district Bhola with Barishal under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) initiative
The overall flood situation in Bangladesh has improved in most of the districts with water levels receding in many rivers, an official said on Thursday
The Bangladesh government has cancelled this year's Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations due to the coronavirus epidemic
Bangladesh has extended the shutdown of schools and other educational institutions by more than a month to Oct 3 as the coronavirus pandemic continues to roil the country
The Asian Development Bank has programmed $5.9 billion firm and $5.2 billion standby project assistance for Bangladesh in 2021-2023, according to the new Country Operations Business Plan for Bangladesh
The owners of readymade garment factories in Bangladesh have sought more coronavirus bailout funds from the government to pay the workers for three months from August
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has proposed setting up a special fund to extend financial support to reopen the closed cinema halls, the country's Planning Minister M.A. Mannan has said
The total number of people infected with COVID-19 in Bangladesh so far has reached 3,02,147, with 2,519 new infections recorded in last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has prohibited any kind of Tajia procession on Ashura this year to prevent the spread of coronavirus
