Dhaka March 29, 2026, 11:51 am
The Center for Policy Dialogue, or CPD, on Thursday recommended the continuation of the ongoing garment factory closure in parallel with public holidays to help slow the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak.
The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) has been making a guideline for reopening the garment factories,
The state minister sought the cooperation at a meeting with representatives of the Cargo Vessel Owners’ Association on cargo handling amid the coronavirus situation at his office in the Secretariat here
Emirates is stepping up precautionary measures at the airport and on board to ensure health and safety of its employees and customers.
Four in five workers in country’s readymade garment sector received their salary by mid-April
BSFIC plans to selling sugar before Ramadan.
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, or AIIB, has approved a $170 million loan to Bangladesh to accelerate the country’s efforts to deliver improved sanitation services to underserved communities.
The country's three mobile operators will have to purchase additional spectrum at the previous rate to meet the growing demand for data during the ongoing shutdown, BTRC chairman Md Jahurul Haque said.
Adversity brings out the best in man, William Shakespeare once said.
This year started with quite disturbing news for the whole world.
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) issued an order on Saturday, allowing the Chattogram-based private inland container depots (ICDs) or off-docks to handle six more imported goods.
Walmart Inc said on Friday it would hire 50,000 more workers at its stores, clubs and distribution centres to meet a surge in demand for groceries and household essentials from consumers stockpiling during the coronavirus out
Vegetable farmers have been incurring big losses for weeks due to supply chain disruptions and a poor demand following the countrywide lockdown.
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) received fewer VAT returns this month from the businesses amid lockdown, now in place due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Estimated global airline losses from the coronavirus pandemic have climbed to $314 billion, 25% more than previously forecast, owing to the severity of the economic downturn and a slower than previously expected reopening of
Bangladesh has slashed natural gas production by around 36 per cent to 1,600 million cubic feet a day as the nationwide shutdown to combat the coronavirus has dented domestic demand.
The experts urged exporters to look for new markets across countries that are somewhat stable or were affected less by the coronavirus
A group of Bangladeshi human trafficking victims are living in a vulnerable condition in Algeria as they have no required supports to stay safe in the coronavirus-hit North African country, workers and their families said.
Prices of rice, ginger and potato continued to increase in the last two days, inflicting further pain on consumers amid shutdown over the coronavirus outbreak.
India is planning to restart some manufacturing after April 15 to help offset the economic damage of a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, two government sources said, even as it weighs extending the lockdown.
