The latest cases include 17 Kuwaiti citizens, 165 residents from India, 95 from Egypt and 94 from Bangladesh, among other nationalities. — Courtesy photo Saudi Gazette report KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait on …
Five coronavirus patients die in Bangladesh hospital fire
Five coronavirus patients died in a hospital fire in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Wednesday, a fire service official said. It was not immediately clear what caused the fire, said Zillur Rahman, a …
Asia-Pacific Coronavirus News: Bangladesh reports 1,541 new cases, Malaysia reports dramatic drop in cases after spike
Residents of Pudu Wet Market area queue to take COVID-19 test in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 5, 2020. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua) — Malaysia reports dramatic drop in cases after spike, …
Detroit to get mask factory with investment from Bangladesh company
The Dhaka-based conglomerate, which started selling the generic version of Gilead Sciences Inc.’s antiviral drug this month in the South Asian nation, will invest $20 million in the Detroit plant, …
Illicit drug trade thrives in Bangladesh amid coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has stopped the world in its tracks, but drug traders in Bangladesh enjoy a booming business.
EWM Group counters blacklist threat from Bangladesh
EWM spokesperson says BGMEA and BKMEA’s approach has been ‘unproductive and uncollaborative’ The Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM) Group has responded to Bangladeshi apparel trade bodies’ threats to place …
Asia-Pacific Coronavirus News: Bangladesh reports 1,166 new cases, 36,751 in total
A man walks past graffiti about human fighting against coronavirus in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, May 18, 2020.(Xinhua/Stringer) — Bangladesh reports 1,166 new COVID-19 cases, 36,751 in total; — The …
1,200 Bangladeshis return home from Maldives
They are being repatriated under a scheme undertaken by Maldivian government to push back the irregular or undocumented migrant workers …
Dhaka project to aid SMEs in Bahrain on way
A new project to revive small and medium businesses in the Bangladeshi community in the post Covid-19 days is in the pipeline. The first-of-its-kind collaboration planned between Bahrain and …
Asia-Pacific Coronavirus News: Bangladesh records highest daily spike with 1,975 cases, Malaysia reports most cases in immigration detention facilities
A man walks past graffiti about human fighting against the coronavirus in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, May 18, 2020. (Str/Xinhua) — Bangladesh records highest daily spike with 1,975 cases, death toll …