The gutted carcass of a freshwater dolphin has been found in a river sanctuary in Bangladesh, officials said Sunday, sparking fears fishermen are taking advantage of the virus lockdown to poach the …
300 Rohingya refugees sent by Bangladesh to live on perilous island
Rohingya refugees fleeing Burma from violent persecution have been sent to a remote island stricken by floods and frequented by pirates.More than 300 Rohingya refugees, who had been drifting …
Bangladesh Records Highest Covid-19 Cases in Single Day; Tally Rises to 14,657
Health experts predicted the 3rd week of May to be the peak COVID-19 infection period in Bangladesh and expected the number of cases to come down largely by the end of June.
Bangladesh players’ body hopes to conduct elections after Covid-19 public holiday
Bangladesh’s cricketers’ body is planning to hold elections soon after the country’s Covid-19 general holiday ends. The Cricketers’ Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) is likely to set an …
End of an era: Bangladesh’s last Armenian dies
Michael Joseph Martin, Bangladesh’s last Armenian, has died aged 89, bringing an end to the more than 300-year presence of the once thriving and powerful minority Christian community. Martin spent dec …
WFP Bangladesh: Assisting Vulnerable Women is at the Heart of Our Operations
English News and Press Release on Bangladesh about Food and Nutrition, Health, Children, Women and Epidemic; published on 06 May 2020 by WFP …
Bangladesh quarantines hundreds of Myanmar’s Rohingya boat people on island
The Bangladesh navy has rescued around 280 Rohingya Muslims from the Bay of Bengal, towing their stranded boat to an island where they will be quarantined as a precaution against the coronavirus, …
Rohingya refugees arrive at ‘de facto detention island’ in Bangladesh
Rights groups decry relocation of people picked up at sea after fleeing camps in Cox’s Bazar …
Rohingya refugees arrive on ‘de facto detention island’ in Bangladesh
Rights groups decry relocation of people picked up at sea after fleeing camps in Cox’s Bazar …
Asia-Pacific Coronavirus News: Confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 13,000 in Bangladesh, Indonesia
Workers wash their hands before entering a garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 7, 2020. (Str/Xinhua) — Bangladesh reports 709 new cases, total at 13,134; — Infections in Indonesia increased …