A fire broke out Sunday in a garment factory in Bangladesh's capital, but the blaze was extinguished before it could spread and there were no casualties, an official said. The fire broke out on the top floor of a six-story building in Dhaka where bundles of clothes were kept, fire official Sheikh Mizanur Rahman said. [...]

They have been asked by European human rights judges to justify plans to return a convicted murderer to Bangladesh where he claims prison conditions are so poor his rights would be … [Read More]

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The dates of the Asia Cup ODI tournament have reportedly been finalised and the tournament will be held between February 24 and March 7 next year in Bangladesh, pending confirmation from Nimbus, which is the official broadcaster for the tournament. The dates, along with other issues like venues, were discussed at the Asian Cricket Council [...]

Two people died and 15 went missing after an overcrowded ferry with around 50 passengers sank in Bangladesh, police and fire services said. Fire service official Abdur Rahman said around 35 passengers swam to the shore after the Saturday accident in Padma river, reports Xinhua. Rescuers recovered the bodies of a child and a man. [...]

DHAKA, Bangladesh — The death toll from violent clashes between protesters and security forces reached at least 44 on Friday, one day after a special war crimes tribunal handed down a death sentence to an Islamic leader for crimes against humanity committed 42 years ago, during the country's 1971 war of independence from Pakistan. The [...]

The owner of a clothing factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, was at New York University last week to meet with clothing industry executives, labor activists and American and European government officials to talk about the Bangladeshi garment industry, the world's second-biggest exporter of clothes after … [Read More]

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At least 17 people were killed and about 30 others injured as a goods laden truck and a night passenger bus collided head on in Bangladesh's Shajahanpur sub- district of Bogra district, 197 km northwest of the capital Dhaka, on Thursday morning.Police was quoted by private news agency UNB as saying that the Dhaka bound [...]

Bangladesh Saturday pressed India for the dissolution of para-tariff and non-tariff barriers to facilitate increase of its exports. A top Bangladesh commerce ministry official also called for individual investments in pharmaceuticals, tourism, manufacturing, information and communication technology (ICT), ceramics and renewable energy projects. “Though under South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA), … [Read More]

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A Bangladeshi woman holds a photograph of a relative missing in the Rana Plaza building collapse, as she participates in a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Friday. Protesters demanded a minimum monthly salary of $103 and compensation for the victims and injured in the building collapse in April that killed more than 1,000 … [Read [...]

Eleven brands and retailers that sourced from the Tazreen Fashion and Rana Plaza factories in Bangladesh have failed to agree compensation payments for victims and survivors, despite taking part in high-level meetings this … [Read More]

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