Tag: Bangladesh
Bangladeshi man shaves wife’s head over hair strand in food
A Bangladeshi man has been arrested by the police after he forcibly shaved his wife’s head after he found a…
Face of shame: Onyeanwusi Nigerian arrested in Bangladesh for meth
Nigerian Ajah Anayochukwa Onyeanwusi, who sells garments in Dhaka Bangladesh has been arrested, after authorities found that his real business…
Fire kills 8 family members
Eight members of a family died after a fire believed to have been caused by an electricity malfunction broke out…
Bangladesh court doubles ex-prime minister’s jail term
A Bangladeshi court has doubled former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s prison sentence for misappropriating funds meant for orphans from five…
World Bank approves $240m for Bangladesh marine fisheries project
The Bangladeshi government on Thursday signed a 240 million dollars financing agreement with the World Bank to help improve management…
Bangladesh raises minimum wage for Garment Workers
The monthly minimum wage for entry-level Workers in Garment Factories in Bangladesh is being raised by 51 per cent, to…
Bangladesh approves draft law banning child labour
The Bangladeshi government on Monday approved the draft of a law banning child labour in the country with provisions for…
Human Rights Watch slams Bangladesh for detaining peaceful protesters
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday criticised the Bangladeshi authorities for arbitrarily detaining peaceful protesters and tracking people on social…
World Bank provides $510m to improve Bangladesh secondary education
The Bangladeshi Government on Monday signed a 510 million dollars financing agreement with the World Bank to enhance the quality…
2016 cafe attack: Bangladesh acquits British citizen detained without charge
A Bangladesh court on Wednesday acquitted a British man detained without charge for two years on suspicion of involvement in…
Bangladesh considers capital punishment for driving deaths
Bangladesh’s cabinet on Monday will consider capital punishment for traffic accident deaths, a law ministry official said, as thousands of…
Bangladesh: ADB approves $100m grant for displaced people
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Friday that it has approved a $100 million grant assistance to help the…
U.S. urges Bangladesh to probe extrajudicial killings
The United States urged the Government of Bangladesh to investigate all extrajudicial killings in anti-drug operations, U.S. Department of State…
Rohingya Refugees: Bangladesh not expecting much help from foreign donors
Bangladesh is not expecting much help from foreign donors as it forges ahead with plans to relocate 100,000 Rohingya refugees…
Bangladesh declares one day of mourning for victims of Nepal plane crash
The prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina has declared Thursday a day of mourning for the victims of a deadly…