Charities, NGOs and garment factories are adapting to provide protective gear, generating income and keeping communities safe …
Muslims in India, Bangladesh celebrate Eid subdued by virus
Muslims in India and Bangladesh joined prayers to celebrate a subdued Eid-al Fitr on Monday, marking the end of the Ramadan holy month by seeking blessings for a …
Bangladesh clothing factories fail to pay workers before Eid, hundreds shut
Many readymade garment workers in Bangladesh spent their final Ramadan days protesting for salaries and allowances amid the coronavirus crisis, but will have no money to spend for their families …
Recovery begins after storm ravages Indian, Bangladesh coast
Authorities began clearing roads and assessing damage on Friday after Cyclone Amphan barreled through coastal communities in eastern India and neighboring Bangladesh, killing more than 100 people and …
Cyclone Amphan Loss Estimated at $13 Billion in India, May Rise in Bangladesh
A man walks with his bicycle under an uprooted tree after Cyclone Amphan made its landfall, in South 24 Parganas district, in the eastern state of West Bengal, India, May 21, 2020. REUTERS/Rupak De …
Bangladesh threatens to blacklist British brands for outstanding dues
On May 21, in a letter to Philip Day, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association and Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association came up with the harsh move following s …
How Western retailers put a Bangladesh garment supplier on the brink
That’s then, before he suffered a stroke of fate that would tear a hole in his business in the past couple of days. The pandemic has thrown off track plans the Bangladesh garments entrepreneur had …
Modi visits cyclone stricken Kolkata promising help, Bangladesh counts cost
Peering down from his aircraft, Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw on Friday the devastation and flooding caused by the most powerful cyclone to strike India and Bangladesh in more than a decade, before …
Addatimes to launch in Bangladesh this Eid
Addatimes, a popular Bengali entertainment OTT platform and web channel with music, original web shows and short films, is set to launch in Bangladesh during Eid-Ul-Fitr, this year.
India, Bangladesh cyclone deaths hit 95
India and Bangladesh began a massive cleanup on Friday after the fiercest cyclone since 1999 killed at least 95 people, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Cyclone “Amphan” flattened houses, …