Dhaka February 25, 2025, 1:31 pm
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."
All the employees of GK Shamim are passing miserable life.
Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday its first-quarter (Q1) operating profit likely managed to rise slightly from a slump a year earlier, as solid chip sales helped cushion the blow from the coronavirus pandemic on smartphones
Chittagong Port Authority, or CPA, has said consignees will not require any mandatory payment of penal rents if they clear their goods from the port yards during the ongoing general holidays ending April 14.
Collective efforts will be required to overcome the negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic worldwide on Bangladesh’s exports and remittance earnings.
Earlier, Bangladesh cut air connectivity with 10 countries on March 21
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has instructed the commercial banks to allow maximum 5 per cent letter of credit (LC) margin for baby food import on the basis of bank-client relationship to ensure sufficient supply of the essential item
The flights will be operated from Dubai to London, Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels, and Zurich with 4 flights a week to London, and 3 flights each to other destinations
Four countries have already sent demand letters to Bangladesh for sourcing high-quality PPE
Oil import has almost stopped and refiners are now observing the situation
