Bangladesh

Dhaka, November 6 (The New Nation) - Bangladesh's point-to-point general inflation rate has increased to 6.44 per cent in October, the highest in seven years, amid the coronavirus (COvid-19) pandemic. The country had the previous highest inflation of 6.78 per cent by the end of 2012-13 fiscal year, reports bdnews24.com. A higher rise in rural inflation rate compared with the...

November 5 (The New Nation) - Bangladesh born Aboul Khan has been elected as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives for the fourth times. Aboul Khan got 3,444 votes on Tuesday's US election while his rival Patricia O'Keefe of Democratic Party bagged 2,448 votes. In an instant reaction Aboul Khan said: "I feel great. This is my...

Dhaka, November 4 (UNB) - The telecommunication industry of Bangladesh has become the fifth largest in the Asia-Pacific through the joint efforts of the public and the private sectors. And 95% of Bangladeshis have access to the internet through the telecommunication network, which is helping cut the digital gap in the country. Post and Telecommunication Minister Mustafa Jabbar said this...

Bangladesh, Dhaka, October 28 (AP) — About 10,000 Bangladeshis from an Islamist group marched through the nation's capital on Tuesday to denounce the display of caricatures of Islam's Prophet Muhammad in France, while the group's leader urged Muslims around the world to boycott French products. The protesters from Islami Andolon Bangladesh, a group that advocates for the introduction of Islamic...

October 23 (DW) - City students in Bangladesh are being able to continue their studies online despite schools being shut, but limited access to technical infrastructure has left the majority of rural children in limbo. Nine-year-old Subarna Akhter Sathi spends most of her days with friends at a local playground in Brahmanbaria, an eastern district of Bangladesh. On regular days,...

Dhaka, October 14 (AP) — Bangladesh's Cabinet on Monday approved an increase in the maximum punishment in rape cases to death from life imprisonment after a series of recent sexual assaults triggered protests on streets and in social media. Cabinet spokesman Khandaker Anwarul Islam said President Abdul Hamid is likely to issue an ordinance amending the Women and Children Repression...

A medical officer, Nazma was the first female contingent commander in the history of the United Nations.

In his tribute on Gandhi Jayanti Day, Bangladesh's Ambassador to The Netherlands, Riaz Hamidullah, said that one of the most appealing messages from Gandhi was that "in a gentle way, you can shake the world."

Dhaka, October 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers who lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic are struggling to find work and are at risk of destitution without urgent support, advocates said. At least 70,000 people are estimated to have been laid off after $3.5 billion-worth of clothing orders were cancelled or suspended and exports...

Bangladesh, Dhaka, September 18 (AP) — A rebound in garment orders after demand crashed during spring shutdowns is helping to revive the Bangladesh economy. Apparel makers, the country’s main export industry, say they are looking ahead to Christmas orders from the U.S. and other major markets. Remittances from Bangladeshi workers employed overseas have also recovered, helping to relieve pressures from...