Informal sector workers hard hit by coronavirus shutdown
Zahid Hossain was among a dozen of ridesharing bikers looking for passengers at the Gulistan square in the capital on Saturday.
Pre-paid power and gas consumers fear disruption during shutdown
Many of the pre-paid power and gas consumers belonging to the low-income group, who are unable to recharge enough to get through..
ADB approves $300,000 grant to support Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank on Saturday approved $300,000 emergency grant to support the Bangladesh government’s fight against COVID-19.
IEDCR struggles as queue of test seekers grows
The government’s top officials including the health minister assured people time and again that the testing facilities for COVID-19 is going to be decentralised ..
Coronavirus fatality rate highest in Bangladesh
The government statistics showed that the death rate from novel coronavirus infection stood at 10.41 per cent as of Friday, the highest fatality..
BNP leader Sanaullah Mia dies
Bangladesh Nationalist Party law affairs secretary Sanaullah Mia died at a hospital in the capital on Friday evening.
European Union hails Khaleda’s release
The European Union on Friday welcomed the release of former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia from prison.
BGMEA backtracks on factory closure
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association on Friday backtracked on its earlier stance on closure of factories to prevent spread..
Vendor’s Death in Police Firing Case filed against 1,000 workers in Dinajpur
A tea vendor was killed and at least 10 people injured as police opened fire on jute mill workers, who took to the streets demanding unpaid wages..
BGMEA president recommends closure of all factories
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association president Rubana Huq on Thursday recommended that all the BGMEA ..
