Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Tuesday that people must be served food in order to save them from a food crisis
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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Half of Bangladesh affected by devastating floods, 119 dead
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US reopens Bangabandhu killer Rashed’s asylum case
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Bangladesh flood situation worsens in Brahmaputra, Ganges basins
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Floods continue in nearly a third of Bangladesh for three weeks
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Bangladesh hospital owner embezzled Tk 12.5 crore
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