Erik Fliegauf is a research associate and Priyanka Sethy is an intern for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at the Council on Foreign …
Bangladesh COVID-19 Cases Pass 100,000 with over 1,300 Deaths
DHAKA – The number of coronavirus cases in Bangladesh crossed the 100,000-mark on Thursday, the authorities said, as the densely populated South Asian country struggles to contain the pandemic. The …
ADB: Bangladesh to see 7.5% growth in FY2021
The growth forecast for FY2020 reflects a sharp decrease in economic activities in the last quarter due to the effect of the coronavirus pandemic in Bangladesh …
Bangladesh halts visas-on-arrival indefinitely
Dhaka, June 18 (IANS) Bangladesh has suspended its visa-on-arrival services for nationals of all countries until further notice as the coronavirus pandemic in the country continued to intensify, it …
Visa to finally set up shop in Bangladesh as cashless transactions gain momentum
Coronavirus has transformed people’s everyday life significantly. Transactions and spending have overwhelmingly been altered by the disease, which is lethal and highly contagious.
Visa to set up office in Bangladesh
Visa Inc on Wednesday unveiled its plans to establish a country liaison office in the capital. The new office, expected to be established before the yearend, will staff a team of executives through …
As Bangladesh battles COVID-19 and the aftermath of Super Cyclone Amphan, women’s organizations lead their communities through recovery
English News and Press Release on Bangladesh about Agriculture, Food and Nutrition, Women, Epidemic, Flood and more; published on 15 Jun 2020 by UN Women …
Bangladesh fears a coronavirus crisis as case numbers rise
He fought in the Bangladesh war of independence in 1971 and was held as a prisoner of war. The 75 year old died on a Wednesday evening in May 2020, when the coronavirus isolation unit he was being …
Kuwait: Accomplices of Bangladeshi MP received ‘bags’ with millions of dinars
Al Rai newspaper reported after his detailed confession of providing financial sums to a director in one of the ministries, a civil servant in the Ministry of Interior and another accomplice, the …
Interlinkages, Creditsafe to provide Bangladesh market with int’l business credit reports
This collaboration will change the way banks in Bangladesh access credit data as it would not only be real time but also cost effective’ …