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The government is taking an initiative to construct an airport at Kuakata in Patuakhali district.The project aims to draw foreign tourists besides local ones to Kuakata’s panoramic beaches and picturesque landmarks. The Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry has already written to the Civil ...
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Despite the concerned authorities' repeated efforts, flight operation resumption on the Dhaka to New York route is still stuck in the audit process. The flight operation resumption on the route supposed to get the go ahead in October last year, has been delayed up to June this year. But, as...
With the advent of spring, flower traders are expecting a hefty business as the use of flower, a symbol of beauty and love, has increased a lot both at social and personal level. They say that the demand of flowers continue to rise for its usage in various ceremonies like wedding ceremonies and...
The government does not want to invest in any institution that incurs losses due to mismanagement and irregularities. For this reason, three struggling state-owned telecommunication entities are going to privatize soon. The three state-owned companies, Teletalk, Bangladesh Telecommunicatio...
Shahjalal airport is grappling with a long-standing issue of the 12 aircraft lying abandoned for over a decade, accumulating huge amount of dues which they have to pay to the airport authorities as per law. However, the airport authorities claim that they have made a significant progress in th...
In the 2022-2023 fiscal year, there has been a notable surge in the number of income tax return filings, marking a significant increase of 21 per cent compared to the previous year. According to data released by the National Board of Revenue (NBR), a total of 6,3340 lakh income tax returns were...
As per the government’s pre-election pledges, concerned ministries and agencies are conducting drives to crack down on syndicates who allegedly control commodities prices in the markets. The syndicates that have been manipulating commodity prices over the years, continue to illegally mani...
A significant influx of visitors was observed at Dhaka International Trade Fair on Saturday.The organizers of the fair reported that they successfully sold entry tickets amounting to Tk 26 lakh on Friday, surpassing the previous highest sales of Tk 7 lakh. The 28th edition of the Dhaka Internat...
Following the dawn to dusk operation of metro rail, an opposite scenario is now prevailing on Mirpur to Motijheel route. As the metro rail offers a convenient journey without any traffic congestion, its popularity among the commuters is now on the top. In the last five days, commuters subm...
The Biman Bangladesh Airlines recently unveiled its latest state-of-the-art ground handling equipment. The demonstration highlights Biman’s eagerness to secure the lucrative ground handling work at HSIA amid rumours of a potential handover to a foreign company. Sources suggest t...
A substantial portion of the Hajj registration quota for Bangladesh remains vacant, triggering concerns among officials and prospective pilgrims. Despite consecutive deadline extensions, more than half of the total quota for this year’s Hajj remains unregistered.As of Friday, only 53,173 ...
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Experts at a workshop on Tuesday said that the prospect and potential of Blue Economy is enormous and it is possible to earn more than $2.5 billion by the year 2030.They urged the authorities concerned to remove the bottlenecks in implementing the policy decision and the masterplan that has already ...
To curb vandalism and enhance passenger safety, authorities have initiated the installation of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras on trains, and at various railway stations across the country. This move comes in response to a series of incidents, including attacks on trains and stations, ...
The country’s main airport Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the capital still suffers low visibility every year during winter seasons caused by a dense fog. Such outdated system of aircraft landing during low visibility would be improved by end of March this year. Off...
The results of the 12th parliamentary elections were officially declared by the Election Commission (EC) on Monday, showing Bangladesh Awami League’s win in 222 constituencies out of 298.Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal declared the poll results at a press conference held at...
Majorities of the candidates, contesting the ongoing election campaigns across the country, have been using digital technologies in seeking votes and offering detail information about respecting candidates.Apart from use of the traditional banners, posters, festoons, rallies, door to door visits, mo...
Throughout the year 2023, the digital landscape of the country experienced turbulence. Notably, the months of July and August garnered attention due to the exposure of over 5 crore individuals' information belonging to Bangladeshi citizens. Discussions revolved around cyber attacks on entit...
The nations steps into the era of digital Bangladesh to achieve the ambitious programme of ‘Smart Bangladesh by 2041’ through innovative initiatives.The groundwork for ‘Smart Bangladesh’ has been laid through the successful implementation of Digital Bangladesh. Such a shift h...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines is actively considering procuring 10 more aircraft to expand its fleet and open more routes to various destinations in the European Union (EU) and America.In recent time, American aircraft manufacturer Boeing and its European counterpart Airbus held repeated meetings with B...
Bangladesh is now aiming to export more skilled manpower so that remittances and the country’s global reputation increase in the days ahead.Each year the country witnesses continuous growth in the export of workforce to various global destinations, but the amount of foreign remittanc...
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