Authorities began clearing roads and assessing damage on Friday after Cyclone Amphan barreled through coastal communities in eastern India and neighboring Bangladesh, killing more than 100 people and …
Cyclone Amphan Loss Estimated at $13 Billion in India, May Rise in Bangladesh
A man walks with his bicycle under an uprooted tree after Cyclone Amphan made its landfall, in South 24 Parganas district, in the eastern state of West Bengal, India, May 21, 2020. REUTERS/Rupak De …
Bangladesh threatens to blacklist British brands for outstanding dues
On May 21, in a letter to Philip Day, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association and Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association came up with the harsh move following s …
How Western retailers put a Bangladesh garment supplier on the brink
That’s then, before he suffered a stroke of fate that would tear a hole in his business in the past couple of days. The pandemic has thrown off track plans the Bangladesh garments entrepreneur had …
Modi visits cyclone stricken Kolkata promising help, Bangladesh counts cost
Peering down from his aircraft, Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw on Friday the devastation and flooding caused by the most powerful cyclone to strike India and Bangladesh in more than a decade, before …
Addatimes to launch in Bangladesh this Eid
Addatimes, a popular Bengali entertainment OTT platform and web channel with music, original web shows and short films, is set to launch in Bangladesh during Eid-Ul-Fitr, this year.
India, Bangladesh cyclone deaths hit 95
India and Bangladesh began a massive cleanup on Friday after the fiercest cyclone since 1999 killed at least 95 people, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Cyclone “Amphan” flattened houses, …
Indian PM offers help to cyclone stricken Kolkata, Bangladesh counts cost
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, peering down from his aircraft on Friday, saw the devastation and flooding caused by the most powerful cyclone to strike India and Bangladesh in more than a decade, …
Cyclone Toll Hits 95 As Bangladesh And India Start Mopping Up
India and Bangladesh began a massive clean-up Thursday after the fiercest cyclone since 1999 killed at least 95 people, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Cyclone Amphan flattened houses, …
To Boost Trade, India And Bangladesh Add More Water Routes
Two more extended ‘ports of call — Tribeli (Bandel) and Badarpur in India and Ghorasal and Muktarpur in Bangladesh — have been added.