Britons in Bangladesh will be able to fly home on four repatriation flights this week – the first arranged from the country amid the coronavirus crisis – the Foreign Office has confirmed. It said the …
Global brands must not abandon Bangladesh’s factory workers in the coronavirus crisis
Bangladesh’s ready-made garment manufacturers are struggling to survive. Seven years after the Rana Plaza collapse, garment business owners wonder whether their new, gleaming factories will ever start …
UK announces first Bangladesh rescue flights
The Foreign Office says up to 850 Britons in the South Asian country will have the chance to get home.
Coronavirus: Kuwait records 93 new cases raising total to 1,751, one new death
Kuwait has recorded 93 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, raising the total to 1,751, the health ministry announced. The death toll is now six after a 68-year-old Bangladeshi resident died of the …
Tens of thousands defy Bangladesh lockdown for imam’s funeral
Tens of thousands of people defied a nationwide coronavirus lockdown in Bangladesh on Saturday to attend the funeral of a top Islamic preacher, even as authorities battle a surge in virus cases.
Bangladesh Garment Workers Pack Streets to Demand Wages During Coronavirus Lockdown
Hundreds of workers poured onto the streets of Bangladesh’s port city of Chittagong on Saturday, flouting social distancing rules to demand work and wages during the coronavirus shutdown. Bangladesh, …
Hundreds of Britons stranded in Bangladesh to be repatriated
Government charters four flights to bring back 850 people paying £600 each for ticket …
Kuwait confirms 93 new coronavirus cases, 1 death
The dead person was a 68-year-old Bangladeshi resident who suffered from chronic diseases. Image Credit: Gulf News archive Cairo: Kuwait announced Saturday 93 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus …
Bangladesh garment workers seek unpaid wages as orders stop
Hundreds of Bangladeshi workers who produce garments for global brands blocked a highway at a protest demanding their unpaid wages during a nationwide lockdown that …
Nearly 400 Rohingya Rescued From Boat Near Bangladesh After 2 Months Adrift
Bangladesh’s coast guard said Thursday that it rescued hundreds of starving Rohingya refugees from a fishing trawler that had been drifting at sea, but a survivor said at least 28 others died during a …