Dhaka – The train service of Chittagong with Dhaka resumed after seven hours of suspension following derailment of a freight train in Feni sadar upazila on Thursday.
Category: Tourism
Roadmap to promote ecotourism in Sundarbans, Saint Martin on card
Aiming to minimize the adverse impacts on nature as well as fascinate both local and foreign tourists, the government has put emphasis on promoting ecotourism in all tourist spots especially in Sundarbans and Saint Martin.To this end, the government has…
Tour de France to continue as planned after attack in Nice
The Tour de France will continue as planned on Friday, a day after the deadly attack in Nice.France is reeling again after a large truck mowed through a crowd of revelers gathered for a Bastille Day fireworks display in the…
UNESCO announces 4 new World Heritage Sites
UNESCO has put four new sites on its World Heritage List.The new sites, announced Friday, include China’s Zuojiang Huashan rock art cultural landscape, Iran’s ancient aqueducts known as Qanat, and India’s archaeological site of Nalanda Mahavihara.The World Heritage Committee also…
Connectivity indices ignore globalisation damage
Indices that seek to measure international connectivity and rank the most connected countries often fail to capture the damage caused by globalisation, a report argues. “Connectivity comes with many negative impacts often neglected in indices,” says the first chapter of…
ADB helps Dhaka expand road connectivity cut congestion using PPP
Dhaka – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Bangladesh Public-Private Partnership Authority today signed a transaction advisory services agreement that will pave the way for a public-private partnership project (PPP) to prepare and develop a major access road to…
PM optimistic about launching electric train
Expressing her high hope of launching high-speed electric trains and underground trains in the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said a feasibility study is going on for underground trains.“Steps have been taken to introduce a high-speed express train…
Amari Dhaka receives a Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor
Dhaka – Amari Dhaka, a hotel of ONYX Hospitality Group, announced that it received a Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor. The accolade, which honours hospitality excellence, is given only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveller reviews on TripAdvisor, and…
Hong Kong world’s priciest cities for expats
Hong Kong is the world’s most expensive city for expats, leapfrogging Angolan capital Luanda in the annual chart compiled by consultancy firm Mercer. Luanda, which had consistently topped the list in recent years, fell in the ranking owing to the…
Train link of Dhaka with western region snapped as train derails
Dhaka – Train communications of Dhaka with Rajshahi, Khulna and Rangpur divisions remained suspended as a bogy of a freight train derailed at Sayedabad Rail Station in the western side of Bangabandhu Jamuna Bridge in Sirajganj on Monday morning, Unb…
Eid train ticket sale from June 22
Bangladesh Railway will start selling of advance train tickets on June 22 for homebound people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.Railways Minister M Mazibul Hoque announced the decision at a press briefing after a meeting at Railway Bhaban on Wednesday.Tickets for…
Thirty climbers sick on Everest after two deaths
About 30 climbers have suffered frostbite or become ill on Mount Everest, after two more died from apparent altitude sickness. Two Indian climbers have also been reported missing in the mountain’s so-called “death zone” near the summit.
Transport strike in Khulna Div protesting compensation suit
Dhaka – A 48-hour transport strike, enforced by the transport owners and workers in 10 districts under Khulna division in Southwest Bangladesh demanding withdrawal of two compensation suits against two bus service owners, began Sunday morning, unb news agency reported.
Official: Iran won’t attend hajj in Saudi Arabia this year
Iran will not send pilgrims to Saudi Arabia this year for the annual hajj pilgrimage, an Iranian official announced Thursday, the latest sign of tensions between the two Mideast powers after a disaster during the event last year killed at…
BD adds more brands in hotel portfolio, needs mid-market properties
-By Raquib Siddiqi The hospitality industry in Bangladesh is entering a new era with the addition of more brands to its growing hotel portfolio. With the coming up of a number of new international hotels brands, the sector is now…
1st cruise from a US port in decades leaves Miami for Cuba
Passengers set sail Sunday from Miami on an historic cruise to Cuba, the first in decades to depart from a U.S. seaport for the communist island nation. Carnival Corp.’s 704-passenger Adonia left port at 4:24 p.m., bound for Havana. Carnival’s…
Owners stop plying water transports
Dhaka – A day after workers’ withdrawal of strike, owners have now stopped plying goods-laden vessels to press for their demand, unb news agency reported. Cargo Owners’ Association Senior Vice-president Khurshid Alam told UNB that they went on the indefinite…
Water transport workers withdraw strike
Dhaka – River vessel workers, who have been enforcing a strike from April 20 to press home their demand to review the minimum wages in the sector, have decided to withdraw upon assurances from the government of meeting their demands.…
One third of ‘tourism year’ gone, yet no fund to project BD globally
-By Raquib Siddiqi The global campaign, to project Bangladesh as an attractive tourist destination, as well as to erase negative image of the country, that was planned during Visit Bangladesh Year-2016, is yet to take off, due to non-availability of…
Workers say water transport strike will continue
Dhaka – Ignoring the government’s call to withdraw it, vessel workers have decided to continue with the indefinite strike until their minimum wage is fixed. Earlier on Saturday evening, the government sought time till May 10 from the vessel workers…
Water transport strike partially postponed
Dhaka – Two days after its enforcement press for a 15-point demand, the vessel strike was partially postponed on Friday night, unb news agency reported. The decision was taken after a meeting of Bangladesh Water Transport Workers Federation and Bangladesh…
3.5m pple will be employed in tourism sector by 2018: Menon
Staff Reporter Civil Aviation Minister Rashed Khan Menon said 3.5 million people will have employment in tourism sector by 2018, saying the government has taken many initiatives to flourish the sector.
Fulfill demands of water transport workers: National committee
Dhaka – The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads & Railways (NCPSRR) on Thursday urged the concern authorities to fulfill waterways transport workers’ 15 point demands including increasing of its minimum wage. At a joint statement, National Committee adviser and…
Inquiry launched as suspected drone strikes passenger jet in London
London (CNN)British police and government aviation investigators have launched inquiries after a passenger jet was struck by what was believed to be a drone as it approached a London airport Sunday. British Airways Flight BA727 from Geneva, Switzerland, was coming…
UK now satisfied over Dhaka airport security
Dhaka – The British government has expressed satisfaction over the improved security measures taken by the Bangladesh government at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, unb news agency reported. British Prime Minister David Cameron has written back to her Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh…
First passenger flight leaves as Brussels airport reopens
Brussels — A Brussels Airlines plane heading to the Portuguese city of Faro took off from Brussels Airport on Sunday, the first passenger flight to leave the airport since suicide bombings on March 22 ripped through its check-in counters. Security…
Over 100 tourists stuck at St Martin for inclement weather
Dhaka – Over 100 tourists have got stuck at Saint Martin’s Island in the Bay of Bengal in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar following inclement weather. Saint Martin Union Parishad chairman Nur Ahmed told UNB that over 200 tourists went…
Hugh Jackman thanked for Bondi Beach rescue role
X-Men star Hugh Jackman has been thanked for helping his children and other swimmers after they got caught in a rip current at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. Australia’s Nine News showed footage of Saturday’s incident, with Jackman helping pull his daughter…
Egyptian hijacker of EgyptAir plane arrested in Cyprus
An Egyptian man wearing a fake explosives belt who hijacked a domestic EgyptAir flight and forced it to land in Cyprus on Tuesday has surrendered and was taken into custody after he released all passengers and crew unharmed.
Egyptian plane hijacked, lands in Cyrus
Nicosia — An EgyptAir plane was hijacked on Tuesday while flying from the Egyptian Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria to the capital, Cairo, and later landed in Cyprus where some of the women and children were allowed to get off…