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
1st in Bangladesh: Full-body scanner to step up security check at Dhaka airport
The Civil Aviation Authorities of Bangladesh (Caab) have for the first time placed four full-body x-ray scanners at the pre-boarding security checkpoints at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
16 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Meet With Home Boss: Hefajat sticks to its stance on sculpture
Calling sculptures anti-Islamic, Qawmi madrasa-based clerics, many of whom are Hefajat leaders, have proposed that the government construct minarets instead of sculptures of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
15 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Hefajat-e Islam: Politicking in the garb of religion
Hefajat-e Islam is now more than a political party with a strategic disclaimer of having no political agenda.
8 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 negative certificate mandatory to enter Bangladesh
Presenting a negative Covid-19 certificate is mandatory for any incoming passengers to Bangladesh starting from today. No airlines will issue boarding passes to passengers without the negative report.
4 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Passport Issuance: JS body for home wants to see process in 9 countries
The parliamentary body on the home affairs ministry wants to visit different foreign missions of Bangladesh to inspect passport and visa issuance activities in order to get a comprehensive idea on how to make them more dynamic and effective.
1 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Recover 1.38 lakh acres of forestland
A parliamentary body has set March next year as the deadline for launching eviction drives to recover 138,000 acres of reserve forestland grabbed by 88,000 individuals and organisations across the country.
29 November 2020, 18:00 PM
A school looking after its students
The prolonged lockdown and transition to online schooling has had an undesired side effect -- its negative impact on students’ mental health.
25 November 2020, 18:00 PM
British Airways: Dhaka-London direct flight to resume after 11 years
British Airways, one of the world’s leading airlines, is going to resume its operations from Dhaka after a recess of 11 years, sources at the Ministry of Civil Aviation said.
22 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Outrage over MP’s rape comments
Human rights activists and feminists expressed grave concern over the words of independent MP of Bogura-7 Md Rezaul Karim Bablu, who said in parliament on Tuesday that feminists are to blame for the rape incidents across the country.
18 November 2020, 18:00 PM
War hero Shawkat Ali no more
Former deputy speaker Col (retd) Shawkat Ali, who was one of the accused in the historic Agartala Conspiracy Case, passed away at the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka yesterday. He was 83.
16 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Jubo League committee unveiled
Almost a year after holding its 7th Congress, Jubo League announced its 201-member committee which includes controversial independent MP Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury, popularly known as Nixon Chowdhury, as a presidium member.
15 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Fears of 2nd Wave: Screening revamped at HSIA
The government appears to have scaled up screening at the capital’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport amid fears of a possible spike in Covid-19 cases in the coming winter.
14 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Biman won’t fly to Kolkata, Chennai
Biman Bangladesh Airlines yesterday decided to suspend flights to Kolkata and Chennai due to a lack of passengers, among other reasons, amid the pandemic.
9 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Staring at uncertainty
Around 25,000 Malaysia returnees now face an uncertain future with Kuala Lumpur still sticking to its decision not to take in any foreign worker till December 31 amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
2 November 2020, 18:00 PM
4 years of Nasirnagar attack: Victims see no hope for justice
Recalling the violent attack at her home in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria, Purnima Das still trembles with fear.
30 October 2020, 06:01 AM
Haider Anwar Juno no more
Valiant freedom fighter and a doyen in the country’s leftist politics Haider Anwar Khan Juno died yesterday at a city hospital.
29 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Internet to remain slow for 4 days in some areas
Traffic interruption in internet usage will begin from the wee hours of tomorrow in some parts of the country and will continue for four days as cable diversion activities of the i2i is expected to start at that time.
28 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh-India flights to resume from today
Air communication between Bangladesh and India resumes today after a seven-month suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
27 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Cable repairs can cause slow internet for five days
Internet users may face reduced speeds in some areas for five days starting from the wee hours of today due to maintenance work on the submarine cable connecting Chennai to Singapore.
26 October 2020, 18:00 PM
The majority has returned to KSA
Biman Bangladesh Airlines and Saudi Arabian Airlines have ferried over 31,316 stranded Bangladeshi migrant workers to their workplaces in Saudi Arabia in 31 days since September 23.
25 October 2020, 18:00 PM