COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh, September 28 (UNHCR) - Born and raised in Nayapara refugee camp, 17-year-old Ziaur Rahman doesn't get many chances to sunbathe at nearby Cox's Bazar, which claims to have the ...

A garment-factory fire that injured eight people just outside of Dhaka in Bangladesh this week has cast doubt over the readiness of national inspection bodies to take over the responsibilities of the ...

Despite a 2019 mandate to switch to concrete blocks and other alternatives by June 2025, most government projects continued using clay-fired bricks, with only the Ministry of Housing and Public Works ...

One year after 10,000 garment workers poured into the streets of Bangladesh to protest low wages, hundreds are still fighting “trumped-up and retaliatory charges,” including the threat of prison time, ...

, May 24 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday said Bangladesh is steadily moving towards clean energy, a green economy and a self-reliant energy system.