Hilsa fishermen must borrow to buy equipment but have to sell their catch at a low price to moneylenders – creating a generational debt trapKalam Sheikh’s life revolves around the few months when he g...
There are two new cases of COVID-19 to report from managed isolation in New Zealand today. There are no new cases in the community. The first imported case arrived on 7 October from Bangladesh, via Br...
Medical staff, supermarket workers and centenarians have all been awarded honours for their efforts during the Covid-19 crisis – and stepping up when the government didn’t. This year&...
Infection rates are creeping up again in the UK, but six months of failures have left little protection for the most vulnerableGurch Randhawa is professor of diversity in public health at the Universi...
Italy records 2,548 new infections; Poland expects over 2,000 daily cases for next few days; Sweden registers most new infections since JuneMadrid region performs U-turn and will obey lockdown rulesCh...
The climate crisis and Covid-19 are crying out for international cooperation, writes the prime minister of BangladeshOne-third of my country was underwater last month. The heaviest rains in almost a d...
A rebound in garment orders after demand crashed during spring coronavirus shutdowns is helping to revive the Bangladesh economy
Family incomes plummet at cooperative that helped empower women as lucrative trade with China is suspendedFemale crab farmers in Bangladesh are struggling to feed their families after exports to China...
Initial results from the clinical trials are described by one expert as "very encouraging" .
ENGLAND are taking on Pakistan as they return to T20 action following the coronavirus lockdown. Last time Eoin Morgan’s side played a completed T20 fixture they secured a 2-1 series win in South...