Airport fire exposes costly state negligence
Without mandatory insurance, disasters will keep draining public funds, experts warn
20 October 2025, 18:02 PM
Garment exports find a workaround after India ends transhipment
Dhaka and Sylhet airports improve export services, also offer lower handling costs
7 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Cox’s bazar int’l airport: Launch blows past deadline
The upgrade of Cox’s Bazar airfield to an international airport has been delayed by about a week as it awaits government approval.
1 October 2025, 18:37 PM
Chaotic crowding at Dhaka airport
Relatives swarm arrival, departure zones despite entry restrictions, disrupting passenger movement
1 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Jamaat, other Islamist parties to take to streets
The Jamaat-e-Islami and several other like-minded parties have decided to take to the streets to realise their five-point demand that includes holding the election on the basis of the July Charter and under the proportional representation system.
15 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Jamaat, 6 other parties to wage simultaneous movements
The political arena is bracing for fresh heat as the Jamaat-e-Islami, Islami Andolan Bangladesh and five like-minded parties have moved to begin simultaneous movements this week for a four-point demand, including immediate implementation of the July Charter.
13 September 2025, 18:21 PM
Biman’s Narita route was revived without proper planning
Say officials, experts; blame poor assessment for suspension
5 September 2025, 20:26 PM
Divisions widen over July Charter’s status, implementation
Major political parties are divided over the July Charter’s implementation timeline
23 August 2025, 18:10 PM
A pleasant surprise at Dhaka airport for incoming passengers
Passengers say they have been getting their luggage quickly at airport previously known for long delays
30 August 2024, 06:59 AM
Interim govt to get necessary time for polls
Seven political parties, including the BNP and Jamaat, yesterday said Prof Muhammad Yunus-led interim government can take the time necessary for creating an atmosphere conducive to holding a free and fair election.
12 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Travel agents face existential crisis
The travel agents are facing an “existential crisis” due to the countrywide internet blackout as all activities of around 4,000 travel agents have remained halted since Thursday night.
23 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Cancellation of Flights: Saudi-bound migrants in a bind
Uncertainty looms over the fate of hundreds of Saudi-bound Bangladeshi migrant workers as Saudia airlines cancelled multiple flights following the countrywide internet shutdown since Thursday night.
21 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Passengers stuck as flights grounded
Hundreds of passengers were stranded at the Dhaka airport yesterday after flights were grounded due to a glitch in a cyber security software widely used by airlines.
20 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Punctuality of Biman found wanting
Biman is lagging far behind the international standard for on-time performance for its flights, an indication of the continued operational inefficiency of the national flag carrier.
16 July 2024, 18:00 PM
JS committee to look into graft in tender
A parliamentary body yesterday formed a three-member sub-committee to investigate alleged corruption in the tender process to purchase vaccines for the fisheries and livestock department.
14 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Birth Control Items: Govt stock nearing exhaustion
The government’s family planning efforts are likely to be seriously hindered as supplies of contraceptives at the field-level offices are running dangerously low.
10 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Cargo village to be cleared finally
The Civil Aviation Authorities of Bangladesh finally confiscated 12 airplanes that had occupied a large part of the cargo village for around 10 years, disrupting the loading and unloading of goods.
9 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Biman only profits from 11 out of 21 int’l destinations
The national flag carrier is only earning profits in 11 of its 21 international routes.
4 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Free rein for gold smugglers in Jhenaidah
Since he was recruited as a carrier about six months ago, Sohel (real name withheld) transported smuggled golds on his motorbike from Jashore to Jhenaidah’s Maheshpur border at least 27 times.
13 June 2024, 18:00 PM
AL leader Mintu assured killers of payment
Saidul Karim Mintu, general secretary of Jhenaidah Awami League, assured one of the masterminds of MP Anwarul Azim Anar murder that he would pay after the job was done.
13 June 2024, 18:00 PM
85,113 to perform hajj this year
Finally ending all uncertainty, almost all intended pilgrims have gone to Saudi Arabia to perform the hajj this year.
12 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Now political rivalry adds to the murder mystery
Gold smuggling, honey trap and narcotics, lots of theories have been floating around since the last few weeks over the murder of Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar in a Kolkata flat.
8 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Saad Ershad comes under ‘friendly’ fire
The Jatiyo Party officially split for the fifth time on March 9 this year when a faction, led by Raushan Ershad, severed ties with the GM Quader-led group and held a council of their own. They labeled themselves as the “Real Jatiyo Party”.
8 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Political parties react to proposed budget
After Finance Minister AH Mahmood Ali presented the proposed FY25 budget in the parliament today, political parties were divided on the subject, some terming it “practical”, while others calling it “unrealistic”, and “a new plan for looting”
6 June 2024, 16:38 PM
682 hajj pilgrims in a bind as funds stuck in bank
A total of 682 hajj pilgrims are facing uncertainty about traveling to Saudi Arabia this year as their flight tickets have not been booked.
3 June 2024, 18:00 PM
MP Azim Murder: Siam texted from MP’s phone after his killing
Siam Hossain, a suspect in the murder of Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar, went to India via Nepal and returned to the Himalayan country after killing the lawmaker at a Kolkata flat.
2 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Jobs in Malaysia: Mismanagement left over 3k workers with no ticket to KL
Mismanagement by government authorities and local recruiting agents led to over 3,000 workers failing to reach Malaysia before the deadline of May 31.
1 June 2024, 18:00 PM
MP Azim Murder: Azim ‘taxed’ every gold bar smuggled
Anwarul Azim Anar, the recently slain MP of Jhenaidah-4, was a powerful figure in the criminal underworld with his tight grip over a gold smuggling racket as well as the narcotics trafficking in the region, investigators say.
1 June 2024, 18:00 PM