By Sally Hayden Prosecutors have claimed that Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, who is thought to have deliberately caused the plane crash that killed 150 people on Tuesday, was concealing the details of an illness from his employers. The German investigators…
Novoair on Sunday launched attractive Holiday Packages to Cox’s Bazar where lies the world’s longest unbroken sea beach. To promote Cox’s Bazar among holiday makers, especially to family travellers, Novoair designed this value added package programme with the best hotels…
By Navin Singh KhadkaEnvironment reporter, BBC World Service The route used by mountaineers to scale Mount Everest is to be changed amid fears of an increased avalanche risk. Nepal will change the path next month after a deadly collapse in…
-By Raquib Siddiqi Bangladesh Tourism Board (BTB)—the national tourism organisation devoid of any authority and effectiveness. Biman Bangladesh Airlines (Biman), the national flag carrier and other domestic private carriers are not in good health for various reasons. The hospitality industry…
The Jatiya Sangsad on Wednesday unanimously passed the ‘Bangladesh Hotels and Restaurants Bill, 2014’ aimed at ensuring transparency and accountability and skilled management in running hotel and restaurant business through providing quality service, as it played a vital role for…
Russia has expressed interest to launch direct air links with Bangladesh. Russian Ambassador in Bangladesh Alexander A Nikolayev showed his interest in this matter when he met Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon on Tuesday. It has been…
Bangladesh sent the highest number of foreign tourists to India in October. Official sources in India’s tourism ministry said the number of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) this year was the highest over the previous years. Bangladesh tourists accounted for 14.15…
-By Raquib Siddiqi The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for airlines, governments, and industry stakeholders to guide the development of the commercial airline industry into its next century with a global mindset and based on a foundation of…
Hotel Regency Resort Limited lodged a case on Wednesday morning with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka against 16 of its general shareholders including shareholder Shah Ashraf Islam for vandalism and looting while the court directed Khilkhet Police…
The government needs to give greater attention to the tourism sector in the coming national budget as it has remained neglected for long despite having huge potentials to help earn huge foreign currency, says a tourism body executive. “We need…
Hotel Ruposhi Bangla will be closed from September for more than a year for renovations. After the renovations are over it will once again be known as Hotel Interncontinental. After it is ready, InterContinental, the luxury hotel brand, will return…
Several foreign climbing expeditions have called off attempts to scale Everest following an avalanche that killed at least 13 local guides, meaning Nepal faces an entire season without a single ascent of the mountain for the first time in decades.…
The government has taken punitive actions against 208 hajj agencies, out of 628, who sent the pilgrims to Saudi Arabia last year, for deceiving hajj pilgrims through different irregularities. The actions were taken following decision of a committee led by…
The body of a missing student, out of four, of Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, was found in the bay in the Saint Martin’s Island here on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Sabbir Hasan, 22, a…
The four students of Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST) who went missing in the Bay of Bengal near St Martin’s Island on Monday are still untraced. Thirty-four students of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) from…
The fourth edition of Bangladesh International Tourism Fair 2014 is set to be held from June 19 to 21, at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) in Dhaka. The event is organised by Bangladesh Foundation for Tourism Development (BFTD) in…
The Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel hosted a cocktail reception for their corporate clientele on Thursday as part of the Group’s participation in the Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) Week.
Ferry plying on the Mawa-Kewrakandi route resumed on Wednesday morning after a disruption for nine hours due to dense fog.
Parliament on Monday passed Bangladesh Travel Agency (Registration and Control) Bill 2013 by keeping provision for sixth months of jail and Tk 50,000 fine for violating travel agency rules by the agencies.
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) starts 13-day special steamer services from August 5 from Dhaka end and which will continue till August 17.