A 71-year-old man has become the first Rohingya living in vast refugee camps in Bangladesh to die from the coronavirus, an official said Tuesday. Health experts have long warned that the deadly virus …
Bangladesh confirms 1st death of Rohingya from coronavirus
Authorities in Bangladesh have confirmed the first death of a Rohingya refugee from the coronavirus, as infections rise in sprawling camps where more than 1 million Rohingya Muslims have been living s …
ADB expands trade finance programme to support Bangladesh’s private sector
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has expanded the Trade Finance Programme (TFP) to support the private sector in Bangladesh, by raising its financing limit to $755 million from $518 million at the end …
Bangladesh stock market regulator moves to coordinate with financial market watchdog
Two key regulatory institutions overseeing Bangladesh’s financial services industry and the capital market will work together to remove barriers borne out of lack of coordination, new head of …
Vettori asks Bangladesh Cricket Board to donate part of salary to low-income staffers
Vettori has said that we should donate a specific part of his salary to the BCB’s low-income staff. He has officially informed the cricket operations committee,” said BCB CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury.
Bangladesh Spin Coach Daniel Vettori Donates Portion of Salary for BCB’s Low-income Staff
Bangladesh spin bowling coach Daniel Vettori has asked the Bangladesh Cricket Board to give a part of his salary to low-income staffers.
First Rohingya refugee dies from coronavirus in Bangladesh: official
A 71-year-old man has become the first Rohingya living in vast refugee camps in Bangladesh to die from the coronavirus, an official said Tuesday. Health experts have long warned that the deadly virus …
Bangladesh arrests alleged human traffic chief after Libya killings
A Bangladeshi who allegedly heads an international human trafficking gang was arrested Monday, police said, after the retaliatory killing of 30 migrants following the murder of a smuggler in Libya.
In Bangladesh, refugees help design new handwashing stations
Fabeha Monir/Oxfam Creating effective handwashing facilities in the Rohingya camps means embracing community input. The bad news came on May 15: in a camp for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, the …
NTT DoCoMo poured $350m in Bangladesh. But it is now leaving empty-handed.
Japan’s largest mobile firm NTT DoCoMo is leaving Bangladesh after 12 years completely empty-handed despite injecting $350 million in the country.