Thousands of sex workers in Bangladesh are going hungry and many face abuse because they are unable to pay their brokers due to the coronavirus pandemic, charities working with them have warned.
Migrant workers stuck in virus-hit Iraq with no wages or way home
For years, Rajib Sheikh wired money to his native Bangladesh from his day job in Iraq. “More than 20,000 have lost their jobs,” he told AFP, adding that the numbers could be even higher, given how …
PPE exports provide new opportunity for Bangladesh
The export of personal protective equipment (PPE) has opened a new avenue for apparel manufacturers of Bangladesh who are reeling from order cancellations and downswings of exports in the Covid-19 …
OP-ED: A boom in Bangladesh
This situation was predicted earlier and was termed as the Silver Tsunami, a situation Bangladesh will be putting itself in around 2050. A far-fetched problem? According to World Bank Data, from 2015 …
Kuwait indicts two lawmakers in money laundering case linked to Bangladesh MP
Kuwait has indicted two of its lawmakers on charges of laundering money and aiding and abetting Bangladeshi MP Mohammad Shahid Islam, arrested for alleged human trafficking.
Coronavirus: Bangladesh sex workers beaten up by brokers as customers stay away
Bangladesh is home to about 100,000 sex workers, and charities estimate that seven out of 10 are struggling to survive.
4 Rohingya men killed in gunfight with Bangladesh police
Four suspected members of a Rohingya group allegedly involved in kidnapping for ransom were killed in a gunfight with Bangladeshi police near the sprawling refugee …
Covid-19 casts shadow on eatery business
As the hospitality business started to experience low turnout of customers … Syed Mohammad Andalib, publicity secretary of Bangladesh Restaurant Owners’ Association, feared for the survival of the …
US report upgrades Bangladesh’s ranking on trafficking list
Bangladesh has improved its efforts to combat human trafficking but must do more to increase convictions and investigate cases involving Rohingyas, according to the US government’s annual report …
Kuwait sends Bangladesh MP Shahid Islam to jail
Mohammad Shahid Islam had 5 million Kuwaiti dinars ($16.25 million or Dh69.76 million) in assets in Kuwait. Sources close to the investigation told Al Qabas that Kuwaiti authorities have imposed a …