BSCIC holds 3-day Eid Fair
Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation has organised a three-day Eid Fair with entrepreneurs from cottage, micro, small and medium industries of the country inaugurated on Sunday...
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Dhaka鈥檚 air quality 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� on Sunday morning with AQI score of 160
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 9th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 160 at about 9: 50am on Sunday morning...
Heathrow Airport 鈥榝ully operational鈥� after fire shutdown
Heathrow Airport said it was 鈥榝ully operational鈥� Saturday but there were some delays and cancellations as Europe鈥檚 busiest air hub resumed operations a day after a power station fire caused travel mayhem.
Dhaka becomes most polluted city with AQI score 221
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has topped the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 221 at about 09:00am on Saturday...
Travel chaos after power outage closes Heathrow airport
Heathrow airport was completely shut down on Friday after a power outage due to a fire at a London electricity substation, causing travel chaos for passengers around the world and the cancellation or diversion of hundreds of flights from Europe鈥檚 busiest air hub.
Dhaka becomes 5th most polluted city with AQI score of 175
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 175 at about 8: 45am on Friday morning...
Inter-ministerial meeting to discuss Bengali New Year preparation on March 23
An inter-ministerial meeting on peaceful celebration of Bengali New Year will be held at the meeting room of cultural affairs ministry at the secretariat here at 12:00pm on March 23.
Government intervention cuts airfares by 75 per cent, says ATAB
Airfares, particularly for flights to Saudi Arabia, have dropped by nearly 75 per cent following government intervention and stricter regulations, according to the Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh...
Dhaka becomes 3rd most polluted city with AQI score of 189
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked third on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 189 at 9:45am on Wednesday morning...
Tanveer elected Meghna Bank vice-chair
Tanveer Ahmed has been elected vice-chairman of Meghna Bank PLC, said a press release...
Dhaka air 鈥榰nhealthy for sensitive groups鈥� with AQI score of 128
Dhaka has ranked the 15th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 128 at about 8:30am on Sunday morning...
Rape: some socio-legal issues
RAPE and other forms of sexual violence are weapons of domination and they increase in frequency when perpetrators and potential perpetrators realise that they would not be prosecuted. Who gives them this confidence? A dysfunctional criminal justice system, poor investigation, the inability of survivors to seek justice and social and political structures that...
Dhaka鈥檚 air unhealthy for sensitive groups on Saturday morning
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the 13th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 122 at about 9:20am on Saturday morning...
France, Italy, UK order more air defence missiles
Paris, Rome and London said on Friday they had ordered new air defence missiles after a shock US policy shift in ties with Europe.
Dhaka makes headlines for reasons govt could head off
REPEATED court interventions and an apparent unwillingness of relevant public agencies to execute whatever plans that the government has made to contain air pollution over the years have fallen flat. A report of the Swiss air technology company IQAir, which monitors the quality of air with 40,000 monitoring stations across 8,954 locations in 138 countries, territories...
Dhaka becomes 2nd most polluted city with AQI score of 192
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked second on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 192 at 10:25am on Wednesday morning...
Dhaka ranks 3rd most polluted city in 2024
A report by IQAir, a Swiss air technology company, on Tuesday said that Bangladesh capital Dhaka was the world鈥檚 third most polluted metropolitan area in 2024...
Airtel signs deal with SpaceX to bring Starlink to India
Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel said on Tuesday it had signed an agreement with Elon Musk鈥檚 SpaceX to bring Starlink鈥檚 satellite internet service to customers in the world鈥檚 most populous country...
Dhaka becomes 8th most polluted city on Sunday morning
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 167 at 9:15am on Sunday morning...
Biman operates all women flight
Biman Bangladesh Airlines on Saturday operated a special flight to be conducted by all women staff including pilots and cabin crews on International Women鈥檚 Day.
Dhaka becomes 2nd most polluted city with AQI score of 196
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the second on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 196 at about 9:00am on Saturday...
Biman commissions 32 equipment
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has commissioned 32 advanced ground support equipment as part of its preparations to provide world-class ground handling services for the Third Terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
Multipurpose Jute Product Fair begins
A five-day 鈥楳ultipurpose Jute Product Fair-2025鈥� kicked off on Thursday marking the National Jute Day. The jute fair, organized by the Department of Jute at Jute Diversification Promotion Centre (JDPC) at Monipuri Para in the city, will continue till March 10, said a press release of the Jute Ministry...
PRE-BUDGET DISCUSSION: Next budget may see cut in tax exemptions: NBR chair
National Board of Revenue Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan on Wednesday hinted that the tax exemption system might be removed in the forthcoming national budget...
US-Bangla Airlines to launch Dhaka-Riyadh flights from Apr 21
The US-Bangla Airlines is set to commence direct flights from Dhaka to Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia, expanding its presence in the Middle Eastern aviation sector.
Dhaka becomes most polluted city with AQI score of 171
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has topped on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 171 at 9:05am on Wednesday morning...
Eid handicrafts fair begins at AWF
Eid handicrafts fair began at Autism Welfare Foundation鈥檚 permanent campus in Bosila, Keraniganj on Tuesday...
Dhaka becomes 5th most polluted city with AQI score of 165
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 165 at 9:00am on Sunday morning...
Dhaka becomes most polluted city with AQI score of 304
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has topped the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index score of 304 at about 09:00am on Saturday...
Ekushey book fair ends
The curtain fell on the month-long Ekushey Book Fair 2025 on Friday with a large crowd at the fair on the last day.