One of Bangladesh largest drugmakers, Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd, will start production this month of the experimental antiviral drug remdesivir, which has shown promise in fighting the new …
Bangladesh Cricket Board offers grocery to needy amid COVID-19 crisis
Provided by The Statesman Bangladesh Cricket Board offers grocery to needy amid COVID-19 crisis . As the dreaded coronavirus pandemic seems in no hurry to subside, the Banglade …
Rohingya: Refugees stranded at sea transferred to controversial island after landing on Bangladesh
Dozens of Rohingya refugees stranded at sea for weeks are being quarantined for coronavirus on a remote island in the Bay of Bengal after docking in Bangladesh on Saturday.
Bangladesh coronavirus cases exceed 10,000: health ministry
The number of coronavirus cases in Bangladesh surpassed 10,000 on Monday, the country’s health ministry said, with infections increasing in pace over the past several days.
Rohingya refugees sent to flood-prone Bangladesh island after months at sea
After being turned away by Malaysia, at least 500 Rohingya refugees facing persecution in Myanmar have spent two months at sea. Now one boat of 29 people has been sent to an “uninhabitable” …
Asia Today: India and Bangladesh have biggest 1-day jumps
India has reported its biggest one-day jump in coronavirus cases as the country of 1.3 billion enters the 40th day of a nationwide lockdown …
Kiwi aid worker in Bangladesh says next few weeks critical
A New Zealand aid worker based in the world’s largest refugee camp is bracing for coronavirus to sweep through the settlement as the government is urged to step up its humanitarian response.
Marginalized Bangladesh Transgender Community Suffers During Lockdown
It was only last year, after a hard-fought battle, that Bangladesh’s transgender community was given the right to vote while using transgender as their gender identity. This year, amidst the …
Bangladesh factories resume work, risking new coronavirus cases
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association says only 850 factories had opened by Thursday, using a limited number of workers who live nearby.
Singapore Was a Coronavirus Success Story—Until an Outbreak Showed How Vulnerable Workers Can Fall Through the Cracks
Asadul Alam Asif has watched nervously as Singapore reported more and more COVID-19 cases in migrant workers’ dormitories like the one where he lives. The 28-year-old Bangladeshi technician counted …