- ’18 crore people won’t let India occupy even an inch of land’
- Tk 1.5 billion granted for treatment of injured in July Uprising
- Govt to sell hilsa at Tk600/kg from tomorrow
- Hasina will be brought to country and tried: Press Secretary
- 'Bangladesh Single Window' to be effective within March: Lutfey Siddiqi
- Riders to celebrate GSL triumph with fans in Rangpur
- One more dies of dengue
- ‘Government to try holding national elections in December’
- Matiur sent to jail in arms case
- Danish have hygge, Irish have the craic, Welsh have hwyl’
- Zia’s 89th birth anniversary Sunday
- History will be trash if Chatradal's struggle is ignored: JCD President
- War against extortion will continue: Jamaat Ameer
- Jamal wants more footballers like Hamza to play for Bangladesh
- Israeli airport suspends flights following Yemen's attack
- Recommendation made to cut addl duty on drugs: Adviser
- Tigress start U19 T20 World Cup defeating Nepal
- Civic volunteer convicted in RG Kar rape-murder case
- Don’t elect thieves: M Shakhawat
- Review hearing to restore caretaker government tomorrow
Israeli airport suspends flights following Yemen's attack
Following a missile attack from Yemen on Israel, the Ben Gurion Airport suspended its flights operation. Israeli media on Saturday morning reported that flights have been suspended at the Ben Gurion Airport following a missile attack launched from Yemen on the occupied territories of Palestine,...
Abandoned Lalmonirhat Airport to transform economy
The Lalmonirhat Airport has been abandoned for five decades. It would bring economic revolution in the Rangpur region if reopened. According to experts, it could open new channels for communication and significantly boost the importance of land ports like Burimari in Lalmonirhat and Sonahat in...
Actress Nipun prevented from going to London
Actress Nipun Akter was on Friday quizzed at Osmani International Airport in Sylhet and prevented from travelling to London, reports UNB. She was scheduled to fly to London by a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines BG-201 from the airport at 10am. The Immigration police took her in their...
Security measures beefed up at Dhaka Airport
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has ensured strict security measures to prevent gatherings or potential security threats in and around Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport ahead of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zias scheduled departure for advanced treatment in London on Tuesday....
International flights to and from Damascus to resume Tuesday
The mainairport in Damascus would resume international flights starting next weekafter such commercial trips were halted following last months ousting ofpresident Bashar al-Assad, said Syrian authority on Saturday. We announce we will start receiving international flights to and fromDamascus...
Yemeni forces target Israeli Airport, power station, US aircraft carrier
Yemeni Armed Forces have claimed responsibility for a string of operations against Israeli and US targets in the occupied territories and off the coast of the Arab nation, in support for Palestinians in Gaza and in response to the American-British aggression on their homeland, Press TV reported....
Rising bird strikes at Dhaka airport spark growing concerns
Bird strikes at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka have become a significant concern, with several incidents making headlines. The presence of water bodies around the airport attracts birds seeking fish and insects. Additionally, food waste and the green grass on the runway appeal to...
Major safety concerns over unsafe arms stockpile at Dhaka airport
A large stockpile of arms and ammunition has been stored unsafely for an extended period in the cargo warehouse of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, raising significant concerns about the potential risk of a major incident. To mitigate this risk, Dhaka Customs is working to...
India must stop border killings: Mirza Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called on India to stop border killings, saying that the BNP has always made this demand. Border killings can never be accepted, he made the remark while responding to reporters questions at Osmani International Airport during his visit to...
Dubai eases holiday travel with smart customs app, extra measures
Dubai International Airport (DXB) is bracing for a New Year travel surge, expecting over 5.2 million passengers between December 13 and 31, with peak activity projected from December 20 to 22. To manage this busy period, Dubai Customs has ramped up operations with expanded inspection teams and...
1.1kg gold seized from Biman flight
Customs officials at Sylhets Osmani International Airport have recovered over 1.1 kg of smuggled gold from a Dubai-Sylhet flight. The gold, valued at over Tk1.3 crore, was discovered under a seat on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight (BG-248) that landed at 9:25 am on Friday. Assistant...
Malaysian held at Dhaka airport with 12kg gold
Customs officials detained a Malaysia citizen along with 12 gold bars weighing 12kg at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka early Saturday. A flight (MH 196) from Malaysia landed at the airport around 11:45pm on Friday and the individual suspected of carrying gold was kept under...
Rajshahi Airport to get new look amid runway expansion, modernization
Shah Makhdum Airport will get a new look upon successful completion of the ongoing different kinds of infrastructural development works including runway expansion and ground station modernization by June next year. Dilara Parveen, airport manager, said the airport has been reforming after a long...
SB apologizes for airport harassment of New Age editor Nurul Kabir
The Special Branch (SB) of Bangladesh Police has issued an apology for the harassment of New Age Editor Nurul Kabir at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, reports UNB. The SB has initiated an investigation into the incident and the officer involved has already been withdrawn, the Special...
Dhaka-bound int’l flights to land at airports in Sylhet, Ctg in winter
To avoid the winter fog, international flights heading for Dhaka airport can land at airports in Sylhet and Chattogram, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh said Sunday as it seeks to end reliance on foreign airports. Air Vice Marshal Md Monjur Kabir Bhuiyan, chairman of the Civil Aviation...
CA opens ‘Probashi Lounge’ for migrants at HSIA
Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus this morning inaugurated a special lounge titled Probashi Lounge for the countrys migrant workers at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka. Our migrant workers are nation builders. In the July-August mass uprising, they played a...
Tariq Rahman strongly condemns insulting remarks against Asif Nazrul
Acting Chairman of BNP, Tariq Rahman, has condemned the alleged rude behavior towards Asif Nazrul, Adviser on Law, Judiciary, and Parliamentary Affairs of the Interim Government, by miscreants associated with the Awami League. Rahman called the incident unacceptable and expressed strong disapproval...
Dhaka airport to suspend flights for 3.5 hours daily for 7 nights
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport has announced that flight operations will be temporarily suspended for 3.5 hours each night over the next week due to critical runway maintenance. The maintenance is scheduled to take place from November 8 to 14, with work planned from 1:00 AM to 4:30 AM...
3 students hurt as car ploughs through them on Airport Road
Three students were injured when a private car ploughed through a group of seven students near the Dhaka airports Third Terminal on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway on Sunday. Mustafizur Rahman, inspector (Investigation) of the Airport Police Station, confirmed the incident. The identities of the...