Bangladesh

As a major exporter of labour, the country has suffered from the pandemic crisis with thousands of Bangladeshis unemployed; before it, 700.000 Bangladeshis were employed abroad every year and many more emigrated

Sand mining from the Meghna River is causing massive erosion in Bhola, forcing at least 20.000 people to be displaced

The government distributed cash assistance to 1.879 tea workers in Moulvibazar under the tea workers' livelihood improvement program; in addition, keys to newly built houses were given to 17 families

Bangladeshi textile producers have accepted the 2 years extension of the Agreement on Working Conditions proposed by many international brands that makes local business partially liable for non-compliance with safety standards at production sites

A month-long exhibition of national newspapers and pictures depicting the role of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the creation of Bangladesh is underway after being launched by Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha

Parallel to the Covid pandemic that is bringing the country to its knees, hundreds of people with dengue fever have been admitted to hospitals in the country, reaching 3.000 in August alone

The country's street kitchens struggle to keep free food on the menu to support those left destitute by the pandemic

During the webinar "Unleashing the Potential of Bangladesh Startup Ecosystem" it emerged how it is an untapped digital goldmine of Asia that needs a systematic branding of the country in a bid to attract more foreign investment and expand accordingly

Bangladeshi contractor Abdul Momen, winning the Bangladesh Roads and Highways Department project, will widen the highway linking Elenga town and Rangpur city northeast of Dhaka

Around 200 char farmers have received flood tolerant high-yielding Aman paddy seeds invented by the Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture

Nepalese medical students can now enter Bangladesh to take part in their professional examinations scheduled for the end of June

42 teams participated in the “Urban Health Innovation Challenge 2021 (UHIC 2021): Healthy, Safe and Inclusive Cities”; teams were awarded for providing creative, low-cost, youth-led and localized solutions to address problems faced by adolescent