85 Bangladeshis return from war-torn Lebanon
85 Bangladeshis return from war-torn Lebanon

Another 85 Bangladeshis have returned home from war-torn Lebanon with the help of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Expatriate Welfare and Foreign Employment, the Bangladesh Mission in Beirut, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The group arrived on Friday morning...

Direct flights between Bangladesh-Pakistan to begin soon
Direct flights between Bangladesh-Pakistan to begin soon

Bangladesh Deputy High Commissioner in Karachi SM Mahbubul Alam on Friday has said that direct flights between Bangladesh and Pakistan would commence soon. The announcement was made during his visit to the Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industry (HCSTSI). Alam revealed plans for an...

Dhaka-bound int’l flights to land at airports in Sylhet, Ctg in winter
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...

Harris’ campaign spends $2.6M on private jets in final weeks of race
Harris’ campaign spends $2.6M on private jets in final weeks of race

Vice President Kamala Harris campaign spent $2.6 million on private jet travel in the final weeks of her presidential bid, bringing the total to $12 million, according to Federal Election Commission records. Between October 1 and October 17, her campaign paid nearly $2.2 million to South...

Volcanic eruption disrupts Bali flights, strands travellers
Volcanic eruption disrupts Bali flights, strands travellers

Several international airlines halted flights to and from Bali on Wednesday as the volcanic eruption continued, causing travelers to be stranded at airports. IndonesiasMount Lewotobi Laki Lakivolcano on the remote island of Flores in East Nusa Tenggara province spewed towering columns of hot ash...

Flights return to normal in Iran after Israeli attacks
Flights return to normal in Iran after Israeli attacks

Flights have now returned to normal across Iran, according to the countrys Civil Aviation Organization (CAO), reports Al Jazeera. Jafar Yazarlou, the spokesman of the CAO, told state media that flights would resume from 9am local time (05:30 GMT), coming shortly after the Israeli military...

SpaceX ‘catches’ Starship rocket booster in fifth flight test
SpaceX ‘catches’ Starship rocket booster in fifth flight test

SpaceX on Sunday launched its fifth Starship test flight from Texas and returned the rockets towering first-stage booster back to land for the first time, achieving a novel recovery method involving large metal arms, reports Al Jazeera. At 1:25pm (Dhaka), the rockets Super Heavy first-stage...