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Trucks, buses back on roads as strike withdrawn
Transport owners and workers resumed the operation of vehicles on Wednesday afternoon withdrawing their indefinite strike which had created a serious countrywide travel chaos for 36 hours. Nearly an hour after Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan’s call to the transport owners…
Aviation, travel industry potentials hardly harnessed in 26 years
By Raquib Siddiqi It is sad to note that aviation has not only failed to keep pace with global development through up gradation of facilities, but also suffered punitive actions for poor and outdated facility and security systems. 26 years…
Transport workers fight with cops at Gabtoli Bus Terminal
Dhaka, Mar 1 – An unspecified number of transport workers were injured in a clash with police and members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Gabtoli Bus Terminal in the city on Wednesday morning. Witnesses said the trouble began when…
Countrywide transport strike: Passengers suffer badly
Passengers have been left suffering as Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation went on a countrywide indefinite strike on Tuesday protesting court verdicts that sentenced a driver to death and another to life imprisonment. The federation which enforced the strike in…
Mexico will retaliate with tariffs if Trump imposes border tax
A day after U.S. President Donald Trump’s team met with top Mexican officials, Mexico has threatened to retaliate if the United States imposed a border tax. On Friday, Trump vowed to start building the border wall “soon, way ahead of…
Daylong training Programme on “Skills for Bankers” held
IBCF Research & Training Academy arranged a daylong Training Program on “Skills for Bankers” was held on (Saturday) the 25th February, 2017 at BAB’s office, Gulshan, Dhaka. 21 Midlevel Officers of 9 Islamic Banks & having Islamic Banking Branches/windows &…
Diversify products, expand export market: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked all concerned to expand Bangladesh’s export market with diversified products in the world market and thus boost export earnings. “We’ve to diversify our products and expand our market for boosting our export earnings…
Transport strike in 10 dists from Sunday
Transport workers called an indefinite strike in 10 districts of Khulna division protesting the life term imprisonment of a bus driver in a case filed over a road accident that killed five people, including noted filmmaker Tareque Masud and cinematographer…
Cement-laden trawler capsizes in river near Sundarbans
Dhaka, Feb 24 – A cement-laden trawler capsized in the Panguchhi River in Morelganj upazila of Bagerhat district, near the eastern fringe of the Sundarbans early Friday.
Powerful women mayors, business leaders meet in NY 15 March
Dhaka – On March 15, C40 Chair and Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo will join the mayors of Washington D.C., Cape Town, Mexico City and many others for the Women4Climate conference. This first-of-its-kind, half-day event will leverage the power of…
Islami Bank-Samadhara Kobita Utshob held
Dhaka -Islami Bank-Samadhara 3 rd Kobita Utshob was held on February 23, 2017, Thursday at he National Theater Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka. Asaduzzaman Noor MP, Minister for Cultural Affairs was the chief guest in the progamme.
Tareque-Mishuk deaths verdict: Bus-truck workers’ strike enter 2nd day
An indefinite strike by Bus-Truck Workers Union in all routes of the district entered the second day on Thursday, causing immense sufferings to the commuters. Bus-Truck Workers Union of Chuadanga called the indefinite strike across the district on Wednesday afternoon…
Fire breaks out at Chittagong port paper godown
Dhaka, Feb 23 – A fire broke out at a paper godown at gate No 4 of Chittagong port on Thursday.
Sylhet to become flydubai’s third destination in Bangladesh
Dubai-based carrier to commence four flights a week from 15 March 2017 Dhaka, February 22 — Dubai-based flydubai today announced the addition of Sylhet to its network, becoming the airline’s third destination in Bangladesh after Chittagong and Dhaka. flydubai will…
Liquid hydrogen may be way forward for sustainable air travel
Transport makes up around 20 percent of our energy use around the world–and that figure is set to grow, according to the International Energy Agency. With sustainable solutions in mind, a new study published by eminent physicist Jo Hermans in…
Bio-based polymers growth despite difficult market situation
Bio-based polymers worldwide: Ongoing growth despite difficult market environment In 2016: 6.6 Million tonnes production capacity, 2% share of all polymers, €13 billion turnover, durable applications are dominating The worldwide production capacity for bio-based polymers grew by 4% to 6.6…
Work on to shortlist sites for Bangabandhu Int’l Airport: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said work is on to shortlist the sites for state-of-the-art Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib International Airport in any of the capital’s surrounding areas. “On completion of the site survey work for the airport, now the…
Yahoo salvages Verizon deal with $350 million discount
San Francisco, Feb 22 (AP/UNB) — Yahoo is taking a $350 million hit on its previously announced $4.8 billion sale to Verizon in a concession for security lapses that exposed personal information stored in more than 1 billion Yahoo user…
Gaggan crowned Asia’s best restaurant in 2017
Bangkok, Feb 22 (UNB/AsiaNet) – Gaggan in Bangkok claims the No.1 spot for a third consecutive year and retains the titles of The Best Restaurant in Asia and The Best Restaurant in Thailand.
US protectionist border tax plan likely WTO-illegal
Penang, (Martin Khor) – A new US tax plan, being considered by Congressional Republican leaders and the President of the United States, is likely to be violative of the fundamental principles of the World Trade Organisation and its agreements, and…
IBBL placed wreaths at the central shaheed minar
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited paid tribute to the language movement martayars in observance of Martayrdon Day and International Mother Language Day on February 21, 2017, Tuesday by placing wreath at Central Shaheed Minar.
The 15 worst cities for rush hour traffic
Plenty of drivers complain about rush hour traffic, but some have more to gripe about than others. Bangkok has the worst evening rush hour traffic in the world for a second consecutive year, according to GPS manufacturer TomTom.
BRTA committee to legalise Uber taxi service
Dhaka – The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) committee on Uber- which was formed to legalize the global taxi hailing app service in Dhaka- is trying to find ways for the government to get revenue from this service.
Probe report about technical glitch in PM’s flight deferred
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday deferred the deadline for submission of the probe report about technical glitch of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ plane that was carrying the Prime Minister to Hungary.
‘BD textiles hindered by inadequate gas, electricity, land’
Dhaka – Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) President Tapan Chowdhury has indicated three things as a hindrance of textile sector investment, these are, inadequate gas, scarcity of electricity and land deficiency.
BGMEA wants quality power supply for better output
Dhaka – Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) demanded quality power supply to ensure high productivity improving existing old transmission system. “Power generation upgraded in Bangladesh compared to earlier, but transmission system is yet to improve that hamper production,”…
PM returns home from Germany
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on Sunday evening wrapping up her four-day official visit to Germany where she attended the Munich Security Conference (MSC) and held bilateral talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. A flight of Etihad Airways carrying…
Special Indian visa camp held at Dhaka cantonment
Dhaka, Feb 18 – Indian High Commission here on Saturday organised a special visa camp for family members of serving and retired Armed Forces personnel at Sena Malancha of Dhaka Cantonment.
Expressway on Dhaka-Chittagong life-line highway nodded
Dhaka, Feb 18 – The government has finally decided to build a complete elevated expressway over the existing Dhaka-Chittagong Highway shelving its previous plan to construct an at-grade six-lane expressway. The decision was finalised as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has…