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Bangladeshi garment factories plead for vaccines as lockdown delays deliveries to Europe

Bangladeshi garment factories plead for vaccines as lockdown delays deliveries to Europe

  • Clothing manufacturers export nearly 40 percent of their annual output during July and August, as the West prepares for winter collections
  • Authorities in the country ordered all business activity to shut down between July 23 and Aug. 5 in an attempt to halt a surge in COVID-19 cases
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Days of torrential rain have left the Balukhali camp for Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, flooded. (Photo courtesy: Mohammad Kasem)

Deadly floods, landslides hit Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh

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Special Security personnel positioned on the road to enforce a lockdown imposed by the Bangladesh's government to curb the spread of Covid-19 coronavirus in Dhaka on July 23, 2021. (AFP)

Bangladesh imposes strict COVID-19 lockdown after lifting rules for Eid

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Special Rohingya refugees gather to mark the second anniversary of the exodus at the Kutupalong camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, August 25, 2019. (REUTERS)

Dhaka helps Rohingya rebuild lives on remote island with new tools

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Special Bangladesh lifts lockdown for Eid Al-Adha despite rise in infections

Bangladesh lifts lockdown for Eid Al-Adha despite rise in infections

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Special Dhaka extends COVID-19 lockdown for another week amid surge in cases

Dhaka extends COVID-19 lockdown for another week amid surge in cases

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Special People crowd a ferry terminal to leave the city ahead of a lockdown set to start on July 1, at the Shimulia ferry terminal in Munshiganj, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, June 30, 2021. (AP)

Bangladesh starts Pfizer vaccination program for workers bound for Saudi Arabia and Kuwait

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Special Bangladesh troops enforce strict lockdown after surge in COVID-19 deaths video

Bangladesh troops enforce strict lockdown after surge in COVID-19 deaths

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Special Dhaka resumes vaccination drive with China’s Sinopharm

Dhaka resumes vaccination drive with China’s Sinopharm

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Special Bangladeshi COVID-19 vaccine gets conditional clearance for human trials

Bangladeshi COVID-19 vaccine gets conditional clearance for human trials

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Special Bangladesh opens 50 new mosques to celebrate 50 years of independence

Bangladesh opens 50 new mosques to celebrate 50 years of independence

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Special Bangladeshi expats queue up to benefit from COVID-19 subsidy

Bangladeshi expats queue up to benefit from COVID-19 subsidy

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Special Bangladesh island gets UNHCR nod for Rohingya

Bangladesh island gets UNHCR nod for Rohingya

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