[ad_1] A fire in a high-rise office building in the Bangladesh capital on Thursday left 19 people dead and dozens injured, officials said. Many people were trapped inside the building, but firefighters said after fighting the blaze for several hours that most had been rescued. Firefighters said at least 19 firefighting units were working to […]
Month: March 2019
3rd Nepal-Bangladesh Business Forum starts Thursday
[ad_1] The forum aims to promote and strengthen bilateral cooperation between Nepal and Bangladesh The third edition of the Nepal-Bangladesh Business Forum (NBBF) is scheduled to begin Thursday in Kathmandu. The NBBF aims to promote and strengthen bilateral cooperation between Nepal and Bangladesh, two members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc). This […]
Bangladesh: Food Aid Fact Sheet – March 3, 2019 – Bangladesh
[ad_1] Recurrent natural disasters, such as floods and cyclones, continue to exacerbate poverty-related problems, including food insecurity and malnutrition, in many parts of the country. A massive influx of refugees from Burma to Cox’s Bazar district in Bangladesh, one of the least developed districts in the country, has sparked a large-scale humanitarian response. SITUATION ⢠[…]