Dhaka February 8, 2026, 5:52 am
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.
While moving through the markets, people cannot maintain social distancing between them. That poses a risk of covid-19 infection among the people.
The DMP sought cooperation from the city dwellers in checking the spread of the deadly virus.
Online marketeers have been suffering from supply chain disruptions, inadequate manpower and assistance from law-enforcement agencies amid the countrywide lockdown to check COVID-19, sector insiders said.
Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) has said it plans to ship millions of face masks to its active drivers and food delivery people around the world to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
So far 10 newspapers have suspended publication as print newspapers are not reaching all subscribers following the enforcement of shutdown
"My restaurant has remained shut for 10 days now due to coronavirus. I've lost my daily earnings. All my 11 cooks and hotel boys are waiting for their wages."
