Dhaka becomes most polluted city with AQI score of 163
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked first on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 163 at 11:30am on Tuesday morning...
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Allocations for gender budget, women-children affairs drop
An allocation of Tk聽2,60,767 crore has been proposed for the gender-relevant budget and Tk聽5,078 crore for the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs in the financial year 2025鈥�2026, both marking a decrease from the FY 2024-25...
Airlines less optimistic for 2025: IATA
Airlines on Monday revised down their traffic and profit forecasts for 2025, citing 鈥榟eadwinds鈥� for the global economy, with industry chiefs warning of the risk of increased tariffs impacting the sector.
Activists express frustration over allocation for culture
Although the ministry of cultural affairs receives an increased amount of Tk 45 crore from the previous year in the proposed national budget, cultural activists remain frustrated with the allocation...
Biman鈥檚 pre-Hajj flight activities completed
Biman Bangladesh Airlines in a statement on Sunday said that the airlines had completed the pre-Hajj flight activities for the Hajj 2025...
IndiGo orders 30 Airbus A350
Indian airline IndiGo said on Sunday it had signed an order for 30 more Airbus A350-900s, bringing its shopping list for the widebody aircraft from the European aircraft manufacturer to 60...
Couple murdered over alleged extramarital affair in Pallabi
A man and his wife were brutally murdered allegedly by the woman鈥檚 extramarital lover in the capital鈥檚 Pallabi area on Wednesday afternoon.
Israeli strikes destroy last plane at Huthis鈥� airport
Israeli air strikes blew up the last remaining plane at rebel-held Yemen鈥檚 international airport, Israel and a Yemeni official said on Wednesday, weeks after an earlier attack inflicted major damage...
New forum of airlines GSA launched
A new platform of General Sales Agents (GSA) representing foreign airlines in Bangladesh, titled Airlines GSA Forum, has been formally launched in the capital...
Maitri Jatra for intersectional, transformative changes
AS A transnational feminist scholar of social movements, when the Women鈥檚 Affairs Reform Commission鈥檚 report came out on April 19, I became keen on reviewing the 433 recommendations under 15 thematic areas. I was initially a bit frustrated to see that the report primarily focused on 鈥榚quality between women and men鈥�...
Dhaka鈥檚 air in moderate zone with AQI score of 84
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 84 at 9:30am on Sunday morning...
Air Astra resumes Sylhet flights ahead of Eid
Private airline Air Astra is set to resume its flights on the Dhaka-Sylhet route from May 29, aiming to facilitate travel for passengers ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha...
Dhaka becomes 6th most polluted city with AQI score of 152
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 152 at about 9:20am on Saturday morning...
200-year-old fair suspended for security concerns聽 聽
A traditional 200-year-old 鈥楪azi Kalu-Champabati鈥� fair at Jagannathpur union under Kumarkhali upazila in Kushtia remained suspended since activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami clashed on May 20 over organising the fair.
Ruhul Alam Siddique to carry out routine works of foreign secretary
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday assigned secretary Md Ruhul Alam Siddique to carry out the routine works of the foreign secretary until further notice as foreign secretary left his responsibilities...
Turkish airlines flight makes emergency landing at HSIA
A Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Tuesday morning as the flight鈥檚 right side engine faced a bird hit minutes after its takeoff from the airport...
Qatar Airways posts record $2b annual profit
Qatar Airways posted a 28 per cent jump in annual net profit to a record $2.15 billion on Monday, days after sealing a major Boeing deal during US president Donald Trump鈥檚 visit...
50,317 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims arrive in KSA
A total of 50,317 Hajj pilgrims from Bangladesh have so far arrived in Saudi Arabia through 127 flights where eight pilgrims have passed away sadly.
Govt honours Biman crew for safe landing after mid-air wheel loss
The Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry on Monday honoured the captain, first officer and a cabin crew member of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight for their professionalism and composure in safely landing an aircraft after one of its rear wheels detached mid-air.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines forms two probe bodies over wheel detachment
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has formed two investigation committees and outlined an action plan over the wheel detachment from a Dash-8 aircraft during take off from Cox鈥檚 Bazar on May 16...
Bangladesh Biman suspends Narita flight operations
Biman Bangladesh Airlines on Sunday announced temporary suspension of its direct flights on the Dhaka-Narita-Dhaka route, effective from July 1.
Canada keen to invest in aviation sector
Canada has expressed interest in investing in Bangladesh鈥檚 growing aviation sector, particularly in airport infrastructure development through soft loan facilities...
Sacked armed forces members cordon army reps at National Press Club
Sacked members of the Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy and Bangladesh Air Force protesting for their reinstatement in their jobs cordoned Bangladesh Army representatives at the National Press Club in Dhaka on Sunday afternoon...
Dhaka鈥檚 air unhealthy for sensitive groups with AQI score of 122
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked ninth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 122 at about 9:50am on Sunday...
3 killed in fire at former UK airbase
Three people, including two firefighters, have died in a fire at a former British airbase, officials said on Friday, in what prime minister Keir Starmer called a 鈥榙evastating鈥� incident.
Biman plane without wheel flies to HSIA, lands safely
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft safely landed at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital Dhaka without one of its wheels, as the wheel came off from the Dhaka-bound airliner shortly after it took off from the Cox鈥檚 Bazar airport.
Dhaka鈥檚 air 鈥榰nhealthy for sensitive groups鈥� on Friday
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked eight on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 129 at 10:50am on Friday morning.
N鈥檊anj BNP leader arrested, expelled over extortion allegations
Riyad Mohammad Chowdhury, the organising secretary of the Fatullah Thana unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and a member of the BNP鈥檚 district convening committee, was arrested at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday morning while attempting to flee to Thailand...
NOVOAIR to resume flights from May 21
NOVOAIR on Thursday announced that it would resume its flight operations from May 21 following its 19 days of suspension...
ATAB calls for strict action against air ticket syndicate
The Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh has urged the government to crack down on the syndicates responsible for unfair increase in air fares...