Marana, Ariz. (CNN) — For the first time in 48 years, you can’t buy a ticket on a US airline to fly on a Boeing 747. On Wednesday, Delta Air Lines Flight 9771 touched down in Marana, Arizona, an arid…
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Dubai extends New Year’s light show to March
Those that missed out on Dubai’s record-breaking New Year’s Eve light show now have a few extra weeks to see it. The seven-minute display, which was originally believed to be a one-off on the night of December 31-January 1, was…
All-weather road enables Afghans Valley people to flourish
The rehabilitation of the Parandi valley road in Panjshir Province encourages valley inhabitants to send their children to school, especially girls. Thanks to the support provided by the Afghanistan Rural Access Project, villagers can now take their childern by car…
Seven killed as bus overturns in Feni
Feni, Jan 6 – Seven people were killed and 30 others injured as a bus overturned after hitting a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Amirgaon on Feni-Noakhali regional highway in Daganbhuiyan Upazila on Saturday evening.
BPC plans tourist hotel in BD’s southern district of Barisal
Dhaka, 01 Jan – Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) will construct a Parjatan hotel including a Parjatan Training Centre on Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) land in Barisal.
Fog halts flight operations at Dhaka airport for 9 hours
Dhaka, Dec 29 – The flight operations, disrupted by dense fog for nine hours at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, resumed on Friday morning.
Train derails snapping Rail link of Sylhet with rest of BD
Habiganj, Dec 29 – The rail communications between Sylhet and the rest of the country remained suspended since Friday morning following derailment of a bogie of a freight train in Daudnagar level crossing area in Sayestaganj upazila. The bogie of…
Fog hampers flight operation at Dhaka Airport
A blanket of fog once again disrupted the flight operations for six hours on Thursday at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA). Rezaul Karim, spokesperson of Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), said flight operations at the airport were suspended since…
Gas cyllinder blast burns a passenger bus in Dhaka City
Dhaka – A bus burned down due to a gas cylinder explosion near Shahbag area of Dhaka around 12 pm on Wednesday creating panic on the road.
Fog disrupts flight operations at Shahjalal airport
Dhaka, Dec 20 – Flight operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport were disrupted since early Wednesday due to dense fog, affecting the schedules of over 33 domestic and international flights.
Foggy weather forces closure of Mawa-Kawrakandi Ferry service
Dhaka – Foggy weather yesterday forced the authority to suspend ferry services at Mawa-Kawrakandi ghat for five hours leading to untold suffering to the commuters of the way.
Five floating hospital ships being designed to serve riverine districts
For the first time in the country, five fully dedicated floating hospital ships are being designed and constructed by naval architects and shipbuilding engineers exclusively from Bangladesh for marginal people. The floating hospital ships will be operated by Friendship, a…
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airport power cut grounds flights
A power cut at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson international airport has led to a partial shut-down and major delays to flights. The airport is the world’s busiest, handling more than 250,000 passengers and almost 2,500 flights every day. Passengers have been left…
Chile landslide destroys village, kills at least five
A landslide caused by torrential rain has killed at least five people in southern Chile and has destroyed dozens of houses. Fifteen people are missing in the remote village of Villa Santa Lucía in the country’s lake region, popular with…
Ancient child burials found in Egypt
Four intact child burials made more than 3,000 years ago are among a series of recent discoveries near the Egyptian city of Aswan, officials say. One of the burials found by a Swedish-Egyptian team still had the linen used to…
HC bans horns in posh residential areas at night
Dhaka – The High Court on Thursday banned to use horn after 10.00pm and set the 20kmph speed limit at the residential and VIP areas of Dhaka city.
Make it a Jolly Christmas holiday with Amari Dhaka
Dhaka, December 2017: The month of December rekindles the mood for festivals as the jingling of the bells draw closer – an indication of the nearing Christmas. At Amari Dhaka, we celebrate Christmas with a host of mouth-watering specialities made…
10 Biman technical-glitch accused officials get bail
Dhaka, 11 Dec – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CNN) Court of Dhaka on Monday granted bail to ten officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines in a case filed over the technical glitch in Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s flight.
Don’t further extend lifetime of CNG-auto rickshaws: Nat’l body
Dhaka, Dec 10 – The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads and Railways (NCPSRR), a non-government organisation, on Sunday urged the government not to extend the lifetime of CNG-run auto-rickshaws again.
Egypt uncovers ancient tombs at Luxor
Archaeologists in Egypt have displayed items, including a mummy, from one of two previously unexplored tombs in the ancient Nile city of Luxor. The mummy is believed to be that of a senior official from Egypt’s “New Kingdom”, about 3,500…
Ferry link of Dhaka with Barisal region snapped for accident
Pirojpur, Dec 6 – Ferry communications of the capital Dhaka with the southern districts of Bangladesh remained suspended since early Wednesday following a collision between a passenger ferry and a lighterage ship in the Kocha River near Bekutia Ferry Ghat…
Uber celebrates first year of its operation in Bangladesh
Uber, the world’s largest on-demand ride-sharing company, on Sunday celebrated its first anniversary in Dhaka, the capital and megacity of Bangladesh.
Bali volcano alert raised to highest level
Fears of an imminent major eruption of Bali’s Mount Agung have increased and the evacuation zone around the volcano has been widened. Indonesian authorities have raised the state of alert to its highest level. The island’s airport has now closed,…
New app-based on-demand ride service fro Dhaka from Dec
Dhaka, Nov 25 – Commuters in Dhaka will soon have a new experience of getting both car and motorbike ride services on call through a new mobile app called ‘EZZYR.’
Bali volcano activity prompts ‘red warning’
Airlines have been issued a “red warning” about the danger of volcanic ash in the skies close to Bali after Mount Agung emitted a thick plume of smoke more than 1,500m (4,921ft) high. It is the second major emission from…
Mexico creates huge national park to protect marine life
The Mexican government has created a large marine reserve around a group of islands home to hundreds of species including rays, whales and sea turtles. The Revillagigedo Archipelago is a group of volcanic islands off the country’s south-east coast. With…
Kuwait Airways ‘within its rights’ to ban Israeli: German court
A German court has ruled that a Kuwaiti airline was within its rights to refuse to carry an Israeli citizen. The ruling angered Jewish groups and others, who argued that it condoned anti-Semitism. Kuwait Airways cancelled the passenger’s ticket for…
UberMOTO launched in Dhaka
Dhaka, Nov 14 – Uber, the ridesharing app that connects riders with drivers to provide convenient, reliable and affordable rides at the push of a button, on Tuesday announced the launch of its bike-sharing product, uberMOTO. With this launch, Uber…
End to end customs service for Maitry express passengers
Authorities today officially launched end to end customs and immigration service for the passengers of Maitree Express to make rail journey between Dhaka to Kolkata and return more comfortable and cutting down the duration of the trip.
Hasina, Modi flag-off Khulna-Kolkata train service
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi today jointly flagged off the Khulna-Kolkata train service and opened two bridges on railway routes connecting Dhaka with Sylhet and Chittagong.