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 cabinet has adopted a resolution congratulating Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as Bangladesh won the prestigious United Nations Public Service Award 2020 (UNPSA 2020) in the category of "Developing Transparent and Accountable Public Institutions"
Bangladesh has registered 37 new deaths due to COVID-19, raising the body count to 1,582, health officials said on Wednesday
People are passing undetected through the flawed health screening system at the Dhaka airport. After they land abroad, they get diagnosed with COVID-19
Greeting countrymen, party leaders, activists and well-wishers on the occasion of Awami Leagues (AL) 71st founding anniversary, Bangladesh Prime Minister and AL President Sheikh Hasina said that none will remain poor or homeless in the country
Bangladesh has registered 43 new fatalities from COVID-19 in a daily count, bringing the death toll to 1,545
Bangladesh has reported 3,480 new cases of COVID-19 in a daily count, raising the tally of infections to 115,786
The Bangladesh government has flagged 27 more areas as COVID-19 red zones on the basis of coronavirus mortality and infection rates, it was reported on Monday
National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines resumed its international flights yesterday after around three months
The Bangladesh government has announced a so-called general holiday in 27 more red zones, flagged as risky areas on the basis of mortality and infection rates of the coronavirus, to contain the spread of the disease
China has said Bangladesh will get priority in terms of cooperation and support if they can successfully develop vaccine for coronavirus
A total of 4,253 armed forces members and their families have tested positive for Covid-19, an Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) press release said yesterday
Bangladesh's efforts to feed the nation, create jobs and keep the ailing economy afloat amid the progressively ferocious pandemic received a shot in the arm after the World Bank yesterday approved $1.05 billion
Thirty-seven people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today
Iconic Bangladesh cricketer, former captain and MP Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has been diagnosed with COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus
Bangladesh has resumed air connectivity with the United Arab Emirates after the civil aviation authority gave Emirates Airlines permission to operate flights to and from the country
