Prime Minister Sheik Hasina has responded to the social crisis exacerbated by COVID-19 by suppressing information on the disease and persecuting journalists.
Freelancing Challenges In Bangladesh
The unique age demography of Bangladesh, coupled with the low-cost work force and government’s incentive for the IT service sector, makes Bangladesh a major player at the global outsourcing market.
Bangladesh: WHO strengthens COVID-19 screening at points of entry with EU aid
In the six months since the first case of COVID-19 was detected in Bangladesh, WHO, with financing from European Union Humanitarian Aid, has supported the government to screen nearly one million …
UNICEF provides over US$12 million worth of PPE and lifesaving medical supplies for Bangladesh’s COVID-19 response [EN/BN]
As part of its assistance to the Government of Bangladesh’s COVID-19 response, UNICEF has been procuring lifesaving supplies – including personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical equipment …
Indonesia mass strikes loom over cuts to environmental safeguards and workers’ rights
Indonesia has passed a wide-ranging bill that will weaken environmental protections and workers’ rights in an attempt to boost investment, a move condemned as a “tragic miscalculation” that could lead …
Locks, chains: coronavirus puts Indonesia’s mentally ill back in shackles
Locked up all day in a tiny, squalid hut with barely enough space to lie down, Rauf is a prisoner to his mental health issues and carers whose only way of coping is to shut him away.
India’s coronavirus infections rise to 6.69 million
India’s total coronavirus cases rose by 61,267 in the last 24 hours to 6.69 million on Tuesday morning, data from the health ministry showed.
The great uncoupling: one supply chain for China, one for everywhere else
Pointing to the US trade war with China, he said many companies were having second thoughts about maintaining operations in the Asian country. “Huge numbers of China-located companies are shifting …
Georgia’s increase in COVID-19 cases, deaths well off mid-summer peaks
Georgia’s governor extended his emergency rules regarding COVID-19 last week as the state surpassed 7,000 deaths from the respiratory illness.
Georgia’s increase in COVID-19 cases, deaths well off mid-summer peaks
Georgia’s governor extended his emergency rules regarding COVID-19 last week as the state surpassed 7,000 deaths from the respiratory illness.