Dhaka鈥檚 air 鈥榰nhealthy for sensitive groups鈥� with AQI score of 105
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 10th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 105 at about 9:00am on Tuesday morning...
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Sole survivor of Air India crash has painful memories
The only survivor of June鈥檚 Air India crash has told UK media of the mental and physical anguish he has endured since surviving the deadly disaster in the Indian city of Ahmedabad...
Ekushey Book Fair to be held after nat鈥檒 polls
Bangla Academy director general Mohammad Azam on Sunday said that the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026 would be held after the national election slated for the first half of February 2026.
Passenger detained with 6,378 Yaba pills at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport
The Airport Armed Police Battalion detained a passenger along with 6,378 Yaba pills concealed inside his stomach at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday night...
Dhaka continues to be moderate with AQI score of 97
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 13th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 97 at about 9:30am on Sunday morning...
Tourism fair ends with Tk 40cr in transactions
The 13th Biman Bangladesh Travel and Tourism Fair 2025, the country鈥檚 largest tourism festival, concluded successfully on Saturday at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center in Dhaka.
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality continues to be 鈥榤oderate鈥� with AQI score of 81
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 20th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 81 at about 09:10am on Saturday morning...
9-day divisional book fair begins in Rajshahi
A nine-day divisional book fair began in Rajshahi on Friday with the aim of creating new readers and promoting a culture of reading across the country.
Ex-state minister Milan barred from flying abroad
Immigration authorities at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Thursday barred former state minister for education and Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader ANM Ehsanul Haque Milan from flying abroad...
Enforce 2020 directives by Nov 30, HC asks govt
The High Court on Thursday issued a fresh directive to the authorities to enforce its nine-point directives issued in January 2020 to curb air pollution in Dhaka...
Tourism fair begins with hope of creating youth employment
Tourism experts said that tourism can generate employment for the youth and contribute to country鈥檚 GDP significantly if the sector is developed properly and the countries communication system is enhanced accordingly...
Walton launches nationwide Divisional IT Fair
Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited has started a month-long 鈥楧ivisional IT Fair-2025鈥� for customers across the country, said a press release...
Dhaka becomes 6th most polluted city with AQI score of 157
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked sixth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 157 at 9:30am on Thursday morning...
Boeing reports $5.4-b loss on large hit from 777X aircraft delays
Boeing reported a $5.4-billion third-quarter loss on Wednesday as massive added costs from the delayed certification of its 777X aircraft weighed down its results...
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality remains 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� with AQI score of 151
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality remained in the 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� zone on Wednesday morning...
Int鈥檒 tourism fair begins tomorrow
The 13th edition of the Biman Bangladesh Travel and Tourism Fair 2025, the largest event in the country鈥檚 tourism industry, will kick off on Thursday with the participation of 12 countries at the Bangladesh-China Friendship International Conference Centre in the capital...
Sanctioned Russian firm to make passenger aircraft for India
India鈥檚 state-owned aeronautics firm said Tuesday it had signed a deal with a Russian aircraft manufacturer under US and European sanctions, a move likely to irk New Delhi鈥檚 Western allies...
Dhaka鈥檚 air continues to be 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� with AQI score of 191
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality continued to be in the 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� zone on Tuesday morning...
BGMEA, BKMEA to install warehouse at HSIA
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association and the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association would jointly establish a temporary warehouse at the cargo village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to ensure uninterrupted export activities following a devastating fire that disrupted import operations...
Dhaka鈥檚 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� air quality continues with AQI score of 156
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked sixth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 156 at 9:25am on Monday morning...
Demands grow for refund of taxes
Tourism businesses have long demanded that airlines refund the taxes passengers paid on unused non-refundable air tickets...
To make ends meet, Argentines sell their possessions
A street market in a Buenos Aires working-class neighbourhood bustles with desperate Argentines who have taken to hawking their belongings to make ends meet as the economy sputters...
Ekushey Book Fair to be held in Feb: Shafiqul Alam
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Sunday said that the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026 would be held in February with some adjustments to the schedule due to the national election slated for the first half of the month...
Dhaka鈥檚 air continues to be unhealthy with AQI score of 168
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 168 at about 9:25am on Sunday morning...
Cultural activists express concern over Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026
Cultural activists on Saturday expressed concern over the postponement of the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026 at a view-exchange meeting...
Dhaka鈥檚 air remains unhealthy with AQI score of 169
Dhaka has ranked fifth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 169 at about 9:00am on Saturday morning...
Trump says all Canada trade talks 鈥榯erminated鈥� over 鈥榝ake鈥� ad
US president Donald聽Trump聽on Friday doubled down on his decision to end trade talks with Canada over an anti-tariff advertising campaign, a sudden about-face soon after a cordial White House meeting with prime minister Mark Carney.
Govt seeks support from UK, Australia, Turkey, China
Bangladesh has sought technical assistance from the United Kingdom, Australia, China and Turkey in preparing a forensic report of the fire that damaged a section of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport鈥檚 cargo village in Dhaka on October 18...
Hairline cracks develop on Jamuna Rail Bridge in 7 months
After just seven months of the inauguration, hairline cracks have become visible on several point pillars of the Jamuna Rail Bridge constructed over the River Jamuna at a cost of nearly Tk 17,000 crore...
Dhaka鈥檚 air unhealthy for sensitive groups with AQI score of 140
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked eighth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 140 at 10:25am on Thursday morning...
