A wholesale market for masks and other personal protective equipment in the old part of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka has been bustling with customers following a winter surge of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Covid-19: Bangladesh logs single-digit infection rate for 6th day
So far at least 7,398 people have died of Covid-19 in the country The ongoing trend of single-digit percentage test positivity rate continued for the sixth consecutive day in Bangladesh. In the past …
Bangladesh Director Charged After Film Depiction Of Police Angers Force
A Bangladeshi film director has been arrested and charged after a scene depicting police harshly interrogating a rape victim and highlighting attitudes towards violence against women in the …
Bangladesh economy indomitable despite Covid shock
GDP projected to grow 6.8% per year through 2025; its economy to become 25th largest in world by 2035 While the world is reeling under an economic crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Bangladesh’s …
2020: A year of pandemic shocks and scandals in Bangladesh’s health sector
The onset of 2020 was laced with hope and optimism as the world ushered in a new decade but as the year draws to an end, it will be synonymous with a pandemic that altered the course of daily life in …
Bangladesh convict held in India
A 40-year-old man from Bangladesh, who had been sentenced to death and was living in India illegally, has been arrested, police said on Saturday. Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Shibe …
Sentenced to death in Bangladesh, criminal arrested by STF in Delhi
The Special Task Force (STF) in New Delhi has arrested a man who was sentenced to death in a kidnapping and murder case in Bangladesh. He was staying in India illegally. In 2005, Masum along with his …
Bangladeshi women entrepreneurs in Qatar meet ambassador
A number of successful Bangladeshi women entrepreneurs living in Qatar recently met Md. Jasim Uddin, ambassador of Bangladesh. The women shared their experiences of becoming entrepreneurs by …
Bangladesh border force claims no illegal immigration into India, expresses concern over smuggling
Guwahati: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Friday claimed that no illegal immigration is taking place into India from the neighbouring country, but expressed concern over rising incidents of smuggling …
No report of infiltration to India from Bangladesh, says BGB DG; BSF says 3204 persons were apprehended
While BGB DG Shafeenul Islam said there is no report of any infiltration into India from Bangladesh. BSF DG Rakesh Asthana said BSF has apprehended 3,204 persons who were illegally entering India.