The number of coronavirus cases in Bangladesh surpassed 10,000 on Monday, the country’s health ministry said, with infections increasing in pace over the past several days.
Rohingya refugees sent to flood-prone Bangladesh island after months at sea
After being turned away by Malaysia, at least 500 Rohingya refugees facing persecution in Myanmar have spent two months at sea. Now one boat of 29 people has been sent to an “uninhabitable” …
Asia Today: India and Bangladesh have biggest 1-day jumps
India has reported its biggest one-day jump in coronavirus cases as the country of 1.3 billion enters the 40th day of a nationwide lockdown …
Kiwi aid worker in Bangladesh says next few weeks critical
A New Zealand aid worker based in the world’s largest refugee camp is bracing for coronavirus to sweep through the settlement as the government is urged to step up its humanitarian response.
Marginalized Bangladesh Transgender Community Suffers During Lockdown
It was only last year, after a hard-fought battle, that Bangladesh’s transgender community was given the right to vote while using transgender as their gender identity. This year, amidst the …
Bangladesh factories resume work, risking new coronavirus cases
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association says only 850 factories had opened by Thursday, using a limited number of workers who live nearby.
Singapore Was a Coronavirus Success Story—Until an Outbreak Showed How Vulnerable Workers Can Fall Through the Cracks
Asadul Alam Asif has watched nervously as Singapore reported more and more COVID-19 cases in migrant workers’ dormitories like the one where he lives. The 28-year-old Bangladeshi technician counted …
Coronavirus cases: Bangladeshi migrants surpass Maldivians in Maldives
The tally of Bangladeshi migrants in Maldives testing positive for Covid-19 has crossed the number of Maldivian nationals who contracted the disease. According to the Health Minis …
Coronavirus: Two million Bangladesh jobs ‘at risk’ as clothes orders dry up
High Street fashion emporiums around the world have closed their doors for lockdowns, but the largely forgotten victims are thousands of miles from the glass and steel-fronted shopping arcades. Sabina …
Bangladesh reopens 600 apparel factories despite virus risk
Nearly a month after Bangladesh ordered garment factories shuttered to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the industry is reopening hundreds of them despite risks the disease might spread …