A Rohingya refugee in the massive Cox’s Bazar refugee camp in Bangladesh has tested positive for COVID-19. A local resident has also tested positive for the virus. World Health Organization …
First COVID-19 case found in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh
A Rohingya man has become the first person to test positive for COVID-19 in the vast refugee camps in Bangladesh that are home to almost one million people, officials said Thursday. Health experts …
First coronavirus case at Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh
WHO confirms Rohingya man has tested positive, raising fears of rapid spread through camps …
Bangladesh says coronavirus detected in Rohingya refugee camp – official
The novel coronavirus has been detected in one of the camps in southern Bangladesh that are home to more than a million Rohingya refugees, officials said on Thursday, as humanitarian groups warned …
Bangladesh unions urge factories to do more to protect workers from coronavirus
Garment manufacturers in Bangladesh are failing to meet their own safety guidelines set up to protect workers from the coronavirus as factories reopen, union leaders have warned.
Southern India to Bangladesh still on alert for brewing tropical system
More than a week since it first developed, a slow-moving area of low pressure continues to sit over the Bay of Bengal. However, AccuWeather meteorologists tracking the system say it could take aim at …
Fire destroys hundreds of Rohingya shanties in Bangladesh camp
Roughly 10 people were injured as a fire tore through a Rohingya refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh destroying at least 330 shanties, officials said.
India suspends 39 import licenses for refined palmolein – government sources
India has suspended 39 licenses to import refined palm oil after a surge in duty-free imports from neighbouring countries such as Nepal and Bangladesh which are not key producers of palm oil, …
Gutted Carcass of Endangered River Dolphin Found in Bangladesh Sparks Poaching Fears
This is the second killing of a Ganges river dolphin since the country’s coronavirus lockdown started in March.
Carcass Of Endangered Dolphin In Bangladesh Sparks Poaching Fears
The dolphin is already the second dead Ganges river dolphin discovered since the coronavirus-related lockdown began.