Bangladesh

The White House has refuted any involvement in the ousting of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who resigned and fled the country. The U.S. government has dismissed these allegations as “simply false.” What Happened: The White House has categorically denied any role in the...

Shares of luxury brands that rely on Bangladesh for their product sourcing, such as PVH Corp. (NYSE:PVH), Ralph Lauren Corp. (NYSE:RL), and The Gap, Inc. (NYSE:GAP), have taken a hit in pre-market trading following political upheaval in Bangladesh. What Happened: According to Benzinga Pro, PVH...

Massive flooding in Bangladesh and India has resulted in the deaths of more than 60 people. What Happened: Local officials say heavy rainfall has resulted in flooding and landslides, leaving more than 150 roads in the region completely underwater and thousands of people stranded without...

Cybersecurity firm Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) said it has found evidence hackers who stole $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank and attempted to steal over $1 million from the Tien Phong Bank in Vietnam have also attacked a bank in the Philippines. "Malware used by the group was...

A fire at one of Bangladesh's largest garment factories, an apparent act of arson, could put a big dent in deliveries for some major Western retailers. There were no reports of injuries after Friday's fire, which gutted the ten-story factory localed outside the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka....

A recently-announced agreement from North American and European retailers – establishing a “common, minimum criterion for fire and strucural inspection safety standards,” in Bangladesh's textile factories – could end up having a ripple effect across not only the stores sellling those garments but...

Ever wondered what the leading exports of Antarctica or North Korea or the Solomon Islands are? Well you've come to the right place. Courtesy of the Wikimedia Commons and the Observatory of Economic Complexity, Benzinga has compiled an array of export tree maps from countries and regions around the...