Cyclone Lashes India, Bangladesh, Killing at Least 16, Cutting Power to Millions May 28, 2024 By Mohammad Ponir Hossain and Ruma Paul Strong gales and heavy rain triggered by the first major cyclone of the year lashed the coastlines of India and...
Insurers to Pay Bangladesh Shipping Corp. $22.48M for Vessel Hit by Missile in Ukraine March 1, 2023 By Ruma Paul and Jonathan Saul Insurers are about to pay state-owned Bangladesh Shipping Corp. (BSC) $22.48 million for its vessel that was hit by a...
Flooding Inundates More of Bangladesh and India, Stranding Nearly 10M People June 21, 2022 By Ruma Paul and Zarir Hussain DHAKA/GUWAHATI, India – Floodwaters inundated more of Bangladesh and northeast India on Tuesday, officials said, as authorities struggled to reach...
Bangladesh Files $22.4M Insurance Claim After Missile Hits Ship in Ukraine March 21, 2022 By Ruma Paul and Jonathan Saul State-owned Bangladesh Shipping Corp. is seeking $22.4 million from its insurer for a cargo ship hit by a missile in...
As Foreign Seafarers Are Evacuated From Ukraine, Mariners Count Cost of War March 8, 2022 By Jonathan Saul and Ruma Paul Bangladeshi seafarer Asiful Islam recalls the moment when a missile struck his cargo ship last week off the Ukrainian port...
Bangladesh to File Suit Against Philippines Bank over $81M Cyber Heist February 7, 2018 By Ruma Paul Bangladesh’s central bank will file a lawsuit against a Philippines bank for its role in one of the world’s biggest...
Some Bangladesh Bank Insiders Helped Hackers Steal $81M: Investigator December 13, 2016 By Ruma Paul Some Bangladesh central bank officials deliberately exposed its computer systems and enabled hackers to steal $81 million from its account...
EU Considering Action; Pope Comments after Bangladesh Building Disaster May 2, 2013 By Ruma Paul The European Union is considering trade action against Bangladesh, which has preferential access to EU markets for its garments, to...
Western Retailers to Compensate Victims of Bangladesh Building Disaster May 1, 2013 By Ruma Paul and Serajul Quadir Two Western retailers have promised to compensate families of garment workers killed while making their clothes in a Bangladesh factory...
UPDATE: Many Trapped in Bangladesh Building; Death Toll Climbs to 175 April 25, 2013 By Ruma Paul and Serajul Quadir At least 175 mainly women workers were killed in a Bangladesh building collapse and rescuers searching for survivors said on...