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, jointly with CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation Patrick Verkooijen, has written an article in The Guardian, saying that Bangladesh can offer lessons for others facing dangers like super cyclone Amphan and COVID-19
Bangladesh has registered 35 new fatalities from the novel coronavirus infection in a day, bringing the death toll to 781
In a nationwide crackdown, Bangladesh security forces have arrested six human traffickers responsible for sending more than 30 workers to Libya, most of whom perished in a grisly massacre last week
Bangladesh Bank’s foreign currency reserves have crossed $34 billion for the first time thanks to surging remittance despite the coronavirus pandemic that is ravaging economies
Bangladesh has registered 37 deaths from the novel coronavirus in a day, taking the toll to 746. The caseload surged to 55,140 after 2,695 people tested positive for coronavirus in the 24 hours till 8 a.m. on Wednesday, according to government data, bdnews 24 reported
The Bangladesh government will set up isolation and critical care units in district hospitals all over the country as part of its efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic
Amid the economic pressure faced by Bangladesh in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Muhammad Abdul Mannan, the country's Planning Minister, told exclusively to IANS on Tuesday, "Economically, we are under a lot of pressure
Biman Bangladesh Airlines cancelled all its domestic flights due to lack of passengers yesterday, a day after the government reopened public transport amid escalation of COVID-19 cases
Bangladesh has confirmed 2,911 new coronavirus cases, the highest in a single day, taking the caseload to 52,445
Bangladesh on Tuesday confirmed the first coronavirus death among the Rohingya Muslim minority amid a growing number of COVID-19 cases among the refugees living in the country
Bangladesh has prohibited the presence of more than 25 percent of employees in government offices as part of an anti-coronavirus measure, it was reported
The COVID-19 crisis is having a devastating effect on all social, political and economic sectors of Bangladesh, said politicians and eminent economists of Bangladesh
A study undertaken by BRAC, DataSense and Unnayan Shamannay has brought to light the havoc that the COVID-19 pandemic has wrought on the people’s income in Bangladesh
Local airlines yesterday saw an underwhelming response on the first day of the resumption of regular passenger flights on three domestic routes, following more than two months of flight suspension, sources at different airlines said
Local airlines saw very few passengers on the first day of resumption of regular passenger flight operation on three domestic routes this morning after more than two months of flight suspension, sources at different airlines said
