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Hiking and Trekking in Bandarban

The greenery of Bandarban offers an ideal escape from the monotony of urban life and is suitable for hiking. Here are some places in Bandarban that should be on every hiker's bucket list.
3 August 2022, 12:02 PM

Bangladeshis constitute 2nd highest number of foreigners visiting India during peak pandemic in 2020

India issued only one case of long-term visa for a minority community from Bangladesh between April 1 and December 31, 2020 against 3,014 and 217 such visas for minority communities from Pakistan and Afghanistan respectively, according to the annual report of the country’s federal Home Ministry.
27 April 2022, 13:24 PM

Man 'forgets' wife, drives 60 miles away

An absent-minded tourist has made the news by leaving his wife stranded at a petrol station and not noticing she was missing for almost 60 miles, reports the Independent.
25 January 2016, 07:55 AM

China's glass walkway closed after cracks found

Chinese tourists are left screaming in terror on the side of a 3,540 ft high cliff after a glass pane on a new transparent walkway suddenly shattered on Monday. Authorities closed the tourist attraction for repair works.
8 October 2015, 04:41 AM

2 tourists, porter ‘missing’ in Rangamati

Two tourists and their porter are said to have gone missing in Bilaichhari upazila of Rangamati. The tourists are Jobayer, 26, and Munna, 34, from Dhaka, and their porter Mangsai Mro, 30, from Roma upazila.
5 October 2015, 05:45 AM

Gunmen kidnap tourists, local woman in Philippines

Two Canadians, a Norwegian and a local woman have been kidnapped from a tourist resort in the southern Philippines, the military has said.
22 September 2015, 04:29 AM

Troubling image of drowned boy captivates, horrifies

An image of a little boy wearing a bright red t-shirt and shorts lying face-down in the surf on a beach in one of Turkey's prime tourist resorts sweeps across social media.
3 September 2015, 04:56 AM

Patenga beach needs boost to attract tourists (video)

The famous Patenga beach has been attracting tourists with its scenic beauty for decades. The rumbling waves of the sea, the natural beauty, its location inside Chittagong city and convenient communication, all help in growing the huge of number of tourists flocking to Patenga.
2 September 2015, 08:56 AM

Egypt Red Sea resort shark attack kills German tourist

A German tourist has been killed in a rare shark attack off an Egyptian Red Sea resort
22 March 2015, 13:55 PM

9 arrested over Tunisia attack

Nine people have been arrested in connection with a gun attack in Tunis that saw 23 people killed on Wednesday, including 20 foreign tourists
20 March 2015, 05:53 AM

Tunisia: Death toll in museum attack rises to 23

One of the gunmen who killed tourists and others at a prominent Tunisian museum was known to the intelligence services but no formal links to a particular extremist group have been established, the prime minister says.
19 March 2015, 12:33 PM

19 killed in Tunis museum attack

At least 19 people, including 17 foreign tourists are killed after gunmen targeted a museum in the Tunisian capital.
18 March 2015, 14:29 PM

The Smithsonian bans selfie stick

The Smithsonian, the largest research and museum group in the world, bans the fashionable photography aid
5 March 2015, 09:23 AM