Dhaka, Mar 24 – Speakers at a seminar on Saturday highlighted the prospects of riverine tourism in Bangladesh and urged the concerned government organisations to take effective measures to flourish the sector.
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60 percent of Dhaka’s traffic jam loss can be lessened
Fifty lakh man-hour are lost daily and the nation counts a yearly economic loss of upto Tk. 55,500 crore due to Dhaka’s worsening gridlock where traffic speed is reduced to five kilometer per hour at rush hours. But putting a…
US-Bangla flight makes emergency landing at Dhaka airport
Barely two weeks after its tragic plane crash in Nepal, a Malaysia-bound flight of US-Bangla Airlines made an ‘emergency landing’ at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here on Saturday.
The longest flight in the world
Qantas on Saturday launched the first non-stop passenger service linking Australia and Europe, with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner departing Perth for London on one of the longest flights in the world.The service makes Qantas one among a handful of airlines…
Pilot Abid’s wife Afsana passes away
Dhaka, March 23 – Afsana Khanom, wife of pilot Abid Sultan who died in the US-Bangla aircraft crash in Kathmandu, passed away at the National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital on Friday.
Dhaka Int’l Tourism Fair opens
Dhaka, March 22 (UNB) –Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister AKM Shahjahan Kamal on Thursday said local private airlines need to be more cautious in running their business. He said this while inaugurating the three-day Dhaka International Tourism Fair–2018 at Pan Pacific…
Pollution of ocean water: A growing concern
Mahmud Hafiz It was a shocking experience for an investigative environmental journalist to see the exhibits of foreign materials collected from stomach of a dead gray whale at the pacific science center, Seattle, USA. Because he is already aware of…
Int’l workshop on liquidity management for Islamic FIs opens
Dhaka, March 21 – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions (CIBAFI) jointly organized a two-day international technical workshop titled ‘Liquidity Management Tools for Islamic Financial Institutions’.
Moving beyond ‘capitalism’
by John Kay I wish we would stop using the word Capitalism. It is a 19th-century term, derived from 19th-century economic philosophy. But today people who would run a mile from any suggestion that they had Marxist sympathies freely use…
19 dead as bus plunges off Philippine cliff
Manila, March 21 (BSS/AFP) – Nineteen people were killed and 21 others injured when a passenger bus lost control and plunged off a cliff in the central Philippines, police said Wednesday.
4 killed as train hits covered van in Feni
Feni, Mar 21 – At least four people were killed and two others injured when a train hit a covered van at a manned level crossing near Feni Railway Station early Wednesday.
DNA test awaited 3 dead BD plane crash victims in Nepal
Dhaka, March 20 – The relatives of three passengers who died in Nepal plane crash will have to wait for some more time to get their bodies as it would require the matching of DNA samples.
Potential trade war eclipses G-20 meeting in Argentina
Buenos Aires, Mar 20 (AP/UNB) — Finance ministers and central bankers from the 20 leading industrial and developing countries are meeting in Argentina at a summit that has been eclipsed by growing concerns over the potential of a global trade…
Bodies of 23 plane crash victims handed over to relatives
Dhaka, March 19 – The identified bodies of 23 Bangladeshi passengers of crashed US-Bangla aircraft were brought back here today from Kathmandu, Nepal by a cargo aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force.
IBBL Agent Banking outlet opened at Nababganj
Dhaka, March 19 – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its Agent Banking Outlet in Baruakhali Bazar of Nababgonj on 15 March 2018 Thursday.
Dhaka Tourism fair begins Thusday
Dhaka – The three-day 15th international travel and tourism fair, ‘Dhaka Travel Mart-2018’, will begin at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the city on Thursday in a bid to unlock the country’s tourism potential.
Yi Gang becomes head of China’s central bank
US-educated economist Yi Gang has been named the next governor of China’s central bank, replacing Zhou Xiaochuan. Mr Yi joined the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) 20 years ago and has been its deputy governor since 2008. His appointment is…
10 dead as small plane slams into house
Philippines, (AP/UNB) — A small passenger plane carrying five people crashed into a house shortly after takeoff north of Manila on Saturday, killing all those onboard and five people on the ground, officials said.
Trump’s launch of a global trade war
Penang, 15 Mar (Martin Khor) – Last week’s action by President Donald Trump has ended the United States’ leadership on liberal trade and may trigger a global trade war with major damaging consequences.
Riyadh plans extensive bus network
The Saudi Arabian Public Transport Company (SAPTCO) is planning to transport eight million people in the capital Riyadh ahead of the opening of the city’s $23bn metro next year. SAPTCO officials told Saudi Gazette the company planned an extensive network…
Consumer Rights Protection Day observed
Dhaka, Mar 15 – The Consumer Rights Protection Day was obsseved in Bangladesh with a renewed call to safeguard consumers and their rights against price manipulations and adulteration of food.
Jute-mill workers block Khulna-Jessore highway for wage
Dhaka – Traffic movement on Khulna-Jessore highway remained halted for an hour on Thursday as the workers of Khulna-based private jute mills blocked the road in Shiromoni area demanding immediate payment of the dues and reopening the closed jute mills.
‘Panama Papers’ law firm announces that it is closing down
Panama City, Mar 15 (AP/UNB) — The Panamanian law firm whose more than 11 million leaked documents known as the “Panama Papers” shed light on how the world’s wealthy exploit financial secrecy to hide assets says it is closing at…
The elderly backpacker who’s inspiring young Chinese
An elderly woman who has chosen a life of backpacking in her retirement has won millions of fans on Chinese social media. The 73-year-old retired teacher, identified by Pear Video as Ms Qi, says she opted for travelling over providing…
Parents fined £24m for children’s truancy
Parents across England and Wales have been fined about £24m for failing to send their children to school during the past three years, it has emerged. A BBC investigation also shows Between them, 155 local authorities in England and Wales…
US-Bangla suspends Dhaka-Kathmandu oprations
Dhaka– The authorities of US-Bangla Airlines on Wednesday suspended its flight operations between Dhaka and Kathmandu.
National mourning for airplane tragedy announced
DHAKA – Bangladesh is to observe “State Mourning Day” tomorrow in view of the Monday’s aviation tragedy when the private US- Bangla craft crashed in Nepal claiming over 50 lives.
Civil Aviation-men in Nepal to assist aircraft crash probe
Dhaka, Mar 12 – The Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh (Caab) has sent two of its officials to Nepal to assist the Nepalese probe body looking into the US-Bangla Airlines aircraft crash at the Tribhuvan International Airport in the capital of…
Kathmandu Airport traffic blamed for misguiding US-Bangla Pilots
Dhaka, March 12 – US-Bangla Airlines authorities believe a seemingly wrong communication from the air traffic control (ATC) tower of Tribhuvan Airport might be the cause of Monday’s plane crash.
US-Bangla aircraft crashes in Nepal: 50 killed
Dhaka, 12 March – At least fifty people were killed after an aircraft of US-Bangla Airlines crashed and burst into flames near Kathmandu airport Monday in the biggest ever aviation disaster involving a Bangladeshi passenger aircraft. Seventeen people were reportedly…