Hundreds of millions of lives hang in the balance. To address the challenges, the United Nations Development Programme has been supporting Bangladesh to access global finance and to implement both a …
HSBC economist: Bangladesh shows resilience despite Covid-19
While exports in particular have suffered amid a global decline in apparel demand, and remittances have cooled, the fall in oil prices and slowing imports has kept the country’s trade position in a re …
Six Dead in Clash Between Factions of Bangladesh Ethnic Group
The clash took place between Parbatya Chattogram Jana Sanghati Samiti and its reformist faction, both dominated by the influential Chakma tribe in Bandarban district, police said.
Six shot dead in Bangladesh’s restive southeastern hills: Police
Gunmen attacked supporters of a splinter group off the Jan Sanhati Samiti (JSS) insurgent movement at Bagmara in Bandarban district, about 400 kilometres southeast of the capital Dhaka, according to …
Virus outbreak in Rohingya camps ‘contained’: Bangladesh
A coronavirus outbreak among Rohingya refugees has been “successfully contained”, Bangladesh officials have said after fears that the disease spread rapidly in overcrowded camps. Nearly one million …
Six tribal activists shot dead in clash between Bangladesh ethnic groups
In recent years insurgent groups have splintered, setting off in-fighting that has claimed scores of lives including several faction leaders.
Italy suspends flights from Bangladesh for one week due to coronavirus
Italy is suspending all flights from Bangladesh for one week due to a “significant number” of passengers who tested positive to the coronavirus on a flight to Rome on Monday, the health ministry said.
COVID-19 Updates in Vietnam (July 7): 14 Bangladesh repatriates tested positive for COVID-19
Vietnamese citizens repatriated from Bangladesh at Van Don Airport (Photo: VnExpress) Vietnam’s Health Ministry on Monday reported 14 new coronavirus infections, all among Vietnamese citizens held in …
Italy suspends flights from Bangladesh for 1 week due to Covid-19
Last week the Lazio region around Rome urged all the local Bangladeshi community to test for the coronavirus after clusters of recent cases …
Is Bangladesh fighting against the history?
In return, Bangladesh dropped the war crime charges against the POWs in its custody. Contrary to Bangladeshi claims, there was no legal obligation imposed on Pakistan to act against the 195 suspects.