The economic fallout from the global coronavirus pandemic had set the stage for Bangladesh Bank to show its mettle: did it cower under the enormity of the task of steering the economy during the most …
Bangladesh Bank ensured country’s economy avoided hard landing for pandemic
The economic fallout from the global coronavirus pandemic had set the stage for Bangladesh Bank to show its mettle: did it cower under the enormity of the task of steering the economy during the most …
Bangladesh clothing suppliers count cost of UK retail lockdown
British fashion retailers cancelled orders worth £730 million with Bangladeshi factories when stores closed during the first pandemic shutdowns.When non-essential stores were forced to close in late …
Asia Album: Bangladesh masks wholesale market bustles amid winter COVID-19 surge
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 …