The government has revised down its estimated GDP growth for the current fiscal year to 5.2 percent in the wake of the COVID-19 epidemic
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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COVID-19: 37 die, 3,187 infected, 848 recover in 24 hours
Thirty-seven people have died with coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said today
Efforts to go on to protect livelihoods, end sufferings: Bangladesh PM
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government would continue to take measures to ease people's sufferings and protect their livelihoods amid coronavirus pandemic
Bangladesh's virus death toll tops 1,000; record surge in daily cases
The death toll from the novel coronavirus infection in Bangladesh has crossed 1,000 after 37 new fatalities were registered in a day
Over 11,000 women faced domestic violence during COVID-19 shutdown: MJF report
As COVID-19 hit the nation hard, some 11,025 Bangladeshi women faced different forms of domestic violence during the shutdown across the country in May, says a tele-survey report of Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF)
Bangladesh workers doubt data on COVID-19
Clothing factory workers have dismissed owners’ lobby BGMEA’s figure that only 299 among around 4 million workers of the industry have contracted coronavirus while more than 70,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in three months in Bangladesh
Army to help Dhaka city authorities enforce Rajabazar lockdown
The Bangladesh Army will help the civil administration enforce a lockdown in Dhaka’s East Rajabazar to slow the spread of coronavirus
Bangladesh criticises Malaysia, says fleeing Rohingya are Myanmar’s responsibility
A Bangladesh foreign ministry official has said the refugees were the responsibility of Myanmar
Bangladesh's daily cases top 3,000 for first time
Bangladesh has registered 45 new deaths from the novel coronavirus infection, a single-day record, pushing the body count to 975
Bangladesh parliament to convene Wednesday for budget session
The parliament will go into session on Wednesday for the national budget for fiscal year 2020-21 as Bangladesh grapples with a worsening coronavirus epidemic
Bangladesh to resume international flights later this month
The Bangladesh government has decided to allow international flight operations from late June after over two months of suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic
100-year-old Bangladeshi woman recovers from COVID-19
A 100-year-old woman in Bangladesh has survived COVID-19 infection despite being a heart disease patient and suffering from old-age complications, family members told Turkey-based Anadolu Agency
Bangladesh MP on remand pending probe into human trafficking charges in Kuwait
The Kuwaiti Public Prosecution has ordered the remand of Bangladesh MP Mohammad Shahid Islam alias Kazi Papul pending investigation into human trafficking charges, according to the Middle-East media
PM Hasina okays plan to impose restrictions in high infection risk zones
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has approved the plan to clamp special restrictions on the areas with high infection rate to strangle the spread of the coronavirus
Bangladesh records 42 new virus deaths, caseload tops 68,500
Bangladesh has registered 42 new fatalities from COVID-19 in a day, bringing the death toll to 930 as the coronavirus epidemic rages on
