Unilever bought more than 82 per cent stakes in GlaxoSmithKline’s health food and drinks business in Bangladesh from Setfirst yesterday through the block market in its push to further its footprint in …
Parliament to pass Finance Bill on Monday
The Bangladesh Parliament is set to pass the Finance Bill 2020 on Monday with some possible changes, including the withdrawal of the proposed supplementary duty on telecom service …
Bangladesh’s northern regions brace for monsoon floods
With the monsoon setting in and waters from India rushing downstream, Bangladesh is facing a serious threat of floods that could cause extensive damage to farmlands across the delta nation’s vast …
Bangladesh sex workers face hunger, abuse as coronavirus hits trade
Thousands of sex workers in Bangladesh are going hungry and many face abuse because they are unable to pay their brokers due to the coronavirus pandemic, charities working with them have warned.
Migrant workers stuck in virus-hit Iraq with no wages or way home
For years, Rajib Sheikh wired money to his native Bangladesh from his day job in Iraq. “More than 20,000 have lost their jobs,” he told AFP, adding that the numbers could be even higher, given how …
PPE exports provide new opportunity for Bangladesh
The export of personal protective equipment (PPE) has opened a new avenue for apparel manufacturers of Bangladesh who are reeling from order cancellations and downswings of exports in the Covid-19 …
OP-ED: A boom in Bangladesh
This situation was predicted earlier and was termed as the Silver Tsunami, a situation Bangladesh will be putting itself in around 2050. A far-fetched problem? According to World Bank Data, from 2015 …
Kuwait indicts two lawmakers in money laundering case linked to Bangladesh MP
Kuwait has indicted two of its lawmakers on charges of laundering money and aiding and abetting Bangladeshi MP Mohammad Shahid Islam, arrested for alleged human trafficking.
Coronavirus: Bangladesh sex workers beaten up by brokers as customers stay away
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 …