Articles by Arun Devnath and Khine Lin Kyaw

Cyclone Mocha Hits Bangladesh, Myanmar, Forcing Mass Evacuations

Cyclone Mocha made landfall on Sunday as Bangladesh and Myanmar evacuated hundreds of thousands of people on fears of widespread destruction to one of the most vulnerable areas in the region. The storm is set to cross the world’s biggest …

Update: Cyclone Amphan Floods Areas of India and Bangladesh, Killing Dozens of People

The biggest cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal in two decades wrecked havoc along India’s east coast and in Bangladesh, killing dozens of people, flooding low-lying areas and affecting power supply. Amphan is likely to continue to move north-northeastward …

Investigation of $81M Bangladesh Bank Heist Uncovers 3 Hacker Groups: Sources

Investigators examining the theft of $81 million from Bangladesh’s central bank have uncovered evidence of three hacking groups — including two nation states — inside the bank’s network but say it was the third, unidentified group that pulled off the …

Hackers in Bangladesh Bank Cyber Heist Pocketed About $70M; NY Fed Criticized

Hackers are likely to get away with about $70 million of Bangladesh’s foreign reserves after a brazen cyber-attack against the South Asian nation, according to Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith. The Philippines — where most of the funds ended …

Bangladesh Cyber Bank Heist Prompts Scrutiny of Cyber Security Measures

A printer error first tipped off Bangladesh’s central bank to one of the biggest cyber heists in recent history, according to a complaint filed to police that provided new details on the attempted theft of nearly $1 billion. Zubair Bin …

Bangladesh Starts Inspecting Plants 7 Months After Factory Collapse

Bangladesh engineers today start their first full-fledged inspections of garment factories under a government plan to improve safety, seven months after the collapse of the Rana Plaza complex killed more than 1,000. Thirty teams will initially begin by assessing 200 …

Bangladesh Garment Workers Protest After Two Deaths

Bangladesh garment workers took to the streets today in the Ashulia industrial zone outside of the capital Dhaka, protesting the second-lowest wages in Asia, after another demonstration yesterday left at least two dead. Hundreds of workers demanded a higher monthly …