The novel coronavirus has been detected in one of the camps in southern Bangladesh that are home to more than a million Rohingya refugees, officials said on Thursday, as humanitarian groups warned …
Bangladesh unions urge factories to do more to protect workers from coronavirus
Garment manufacturers in Bangladesh are failing to meet their own safety guidelines set up to protect workers from the coronavirus as factories reopen, union leaders have warned.
Southern India to Bangladesh still on alert for brewing tropical system
More than a week since it first developed, a slow-moving area of low pressure continues to sit over the Bay of Bengal. However, AccuWeather meteorologists tracking the system say it could take aim at …
Fire destroys hundreds of Rohingya shanties in Bangladesh camp
Roughly 10 people were injured as a fire tore through a Rohingya refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh destroying at least 330 shanties, officials said.
India suspends 39 import licenses for refined palmolein – government sources
India has suspended 39 licenses to import refined palm oil after a surge in duty-free imports from neighbouring countries such as Nepal and Bangladesh which are not key producers of palm oil, …
Gutted Carcass of Endangered River Dolphin Found in Bangladesh Sparks Poaching Fears
This is the second killing of a Ganges river dolphin since the country’s coronavirus lockdown started in March.
Carcass Of Endangered Dolphin In Bangladesh Sparks Poaching Fears
The dolphin is already the second dead Ganges river dolphin discovered since the coronavirus-related lockdown began.
Killing of rare river dolphins sparks poaching fears in Bangladesh lockdown
The gutted carcass of a freshwater dolphin has been found in a river sanctuary in Bangladesh, officials said Sunday, sparking fears fishermen are taking advantage of the virus lockdown to poach the …
300 Rohingya refugees sent by Bangladesh to live on perilous island
Rohingya refugees fleeing Burma from violent persecution have been sent to a remote island stricken by floods and frequented by pirates.More than 300 Rohingya refugees, who had been drifting …
Bangladesh Records Highest Covid-19 Cases in Single Day; Tally Rises to 14,657
Health experts predicted the 3rd week of May to be the peak COVID-19 infection period in Bangladesh and expected the number of cases to come down largely by the end of June.