Bangladesh is home to about 100,000 sex workers, and charities estimate that seven out of 10 are struggling to survive.
4 Rohingya men killed in gunfight with Bangladesh police
Four suspected members of a Rohingya group allegedly involved in kidnapping for ransom were killed in a gunfight with Bangladeshi police near the sprawling refugee …
Covid-19 casts shadow on eatery business
As the hospitality business started to experience low turnout of customers … Syed Mohammad Andalib, publicity secretary of Bangladesh Restaurant Owners’ Association, feared for the survival of the …
US report upgrades Bangladesh’s ranking on trafficking list
Bangladesh has improved its efforts to combat human trafficking but must do more to increase convictions and investigate cases involving Rohingyas, according to the US government’s annual report …
Kuwait sends Bangladesh MP Shahid Islam to jail
Mohammad Shahid Islam had 5 million Kuwaiti dinars ($16.25 million or Dh69.76 million) in assets in Kuwait. Sources close to the investigation told Al Qabas that Kuwaiti authorities have imposed a …
High Street To PPE: Bangladesh Garment Makers Turn Virus Gloom Into Boom
“At least I can feed my family and parents.” Bangladesh over the past two decades became the world’s second-largest ready-made garment exporter after China, making clothes for the likes of Primark and …
Kuwaiti businesswoman faces travel ban over links to Bangladesh MP Shahid
Kuwait’s public prosecution has imposed a travel ban on a local businesswoman over her suspected ties to Bangladeshi MP Muhammad Shahid Islam, nicknamed Papul, who has been detained on charges of …
Virtual conference on ‘Higher Education in Bangladesh: Prospects and Challenges’
The Faculty of Business Administration of BGC Trust University Bangladesh recently organized a virtual conference titled “Higher Education in Bangladesh: Prospects and Challenges.” Chairman, …
670 Bangladeshis brought back from Bahrain, Maldives
Two separate flights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines repatriate 670 Bangladeshi citizens stuck in Bahrain and Maldives for several months due to the suspension of regular flight operations in the wake of …
Kuwait sends Bangladesh MP Shahid Islam to prison on charges of human trafficking, money laundering
The Kuwaiti attorney general decided to detain Bangladesh MP Mohammad Shahid Islam, nicknamed Papul, in the country’s central prison for a period of 21 days after interrogations of 17 days, according …