With the coronavirus pandemic pummeling Bangladesh’s textile industry, a two-pronged campaign is underway to salvage the country’s biggest export earner by cajoling big Western clothing retailers to …
IMF approves $732m to Bangladesh to address the Covid-19 pandemic
IMF has been monitoring Bangladesh’s situation closely and stands ready to provide further advice and support if needed …
ADB provides $231,178 grant to augment Covid-19 facilities in Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a grant of $231,178 to augment novel coronavirus disease related facilities in 134 urban primary health centres, called Nogor Swastho Kendro, across the …
Nearly 11 Months On, Bangladesh Cricketers Set to Receive World Cup Prize Money
Nearly 11 months since the end of the World Cup, Bangladesh’s cricketers are finally set to receive the winning bonus from the tournament.
World No Tobacco Day: Can Bangladesh be tobacco-free by 2040?
Bangladesh aims to become a tobacco-free country by 2040. The goal was officially set in 2016 when the head of the Government on the World No Tobacco Day announced that making the country free from …
Pakistan drug firm to import potential COVID-19 treatment from Bangladesh
A pharmaceutical company in Pakistan plans to import the antiviral drug remdesivir, which has shown promise in treating coronavirus patients, from neighbouring Bangladesh, it said in a stock exchange …
Monpura island in Bangladesh lights up with solar mini-grids
A joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) at the Ministry of …
Floods and tears in Bangladesh a week after cyclone
Rezaul Islam wades through waist-high water, a sack of rice on his head salvaged from what remains of his home, a week after a cyclone savaged Bangladesh and eastern India. The strongest storm to hit …
Amphan: Kolkata devastated as cyclone kills scores in India and Bangladesh
The eastern Indian city of Kolkata has been devastated by a powerful cyclone which has killed at least 84 people across India …
Bangladesh hospital fire kills five coronavirus patients
A fire broke out in a hospital on Wednesday in Bangladesh’s capital, killing five coronavirus patients, a fire service official said. Five bodies were recovered from the makeshift isolation unit of …