Smooth sailing for hajj pilgrims leaving Dhaka
Hajj pilgrims departing for Saudi Arabia from Dhaka this year have a smoother journey ahead. For the first time, all 82,000 pilgrims can now complete key immigration formalities, which were previously necessary upon arrival in Saudi Arabia, right from Dhaka airport before boarding their flights.
15h ago
Foreign airlines carving up market for themselves
Even though Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport now deals with twice the number of passengers it used to 10 years ago, local carriers have been losing market share.
2d ago
No visa for 24,000 pilgrims yet
Despite the deadline for visa application ending yesterday, around 24,000 intended pilgrims registered under private hajj management are yet to get visas.
5d ago
Fate of 65,000 pilgrims still uncertain
Saudi Hajj and Umrah Ministry yesterday extended the visa application deadline by four more days -- till May 11, amid the uncertainty about getting visas for around 65,000 Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims.
1w ago
Women MPs in reserved seats: How empowered are they really?
Fifty-two years ago, a provision was included in the constitution to reserve seats for women in parliament for a greater representation of women in the legislative body.
1w ago
Pvt hajj agencies fail to rent houses for pilgrims in KSA
HAAB, ministry trade blame over ‘mismanagement’
2w ago
Ethiopian, Air China to start flying from Dhaka in May
Ethiopian Airlines and Air China are set to start flight operations to and from Dhaka next month while FitsAir, Sri Lanka’s low-cost airline, has already started direct flights since Friday.
2w ago
January 11, 2024
Biman owns two more Boeing planes after debt payment
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has finally become the owner of two Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, having paid off the loan in regular instalments since 2011
January 10, 2024
Jatiyo Party’s another U-turn
It was business as usual for the Jatiyo Party yesterday, a party widely criticised for saying one thing in the morning and changing it by the evening.
January 9, 2024
Image crisis behind JP downfall
Image crisis, flip-flop decision regarding participation in polls, and organisational weakness, among others, are reasons that have led to Jatiyo Party’s debacle in the national polls, according to party insiders.
January 8, 2024
JP slumps to its worst showing
The Jatiya Party suffered a debacle in yesterday’s national polls as it won only 11 seats, sources at the party chairman’s office said.
January 6, 2024
Most JP picks quit ‘one-sided, staged’ election
More than 225 of the 265 Jatiyo Party candidates have pulled out of Sunday’s race, terming the election “one-sided and staged”, a top JP leader said.
January 3, 2024
Five more JP picks pull out of election race
Five more Jatiyo Party candidates yesterday quit the election race citing doubts about the fairness of the January 7 election as one of the reasons.
January 2, 2024
Jatiyo Party barely on campaign trail
Candidates of Jatiyo Party, the main opposition party in parliament, are vying for 265 seats on paper, but most of them are not campaigning.
December 31, 2023
Nominated by Jatiyo Party, supported by Awami League!
Jatiyo Party chairman GM Quader and secretary general Mujibul Haque Chunnu claimed on several occasions that their party has no consensus with the ruling Awami League regarding the upcoming national elections.
December 21, 2023
Despite walkover from AL, JP still nervy about win in 26 seats
Even after getting walkovers from the ruling Awami League in 26 constituencies, the main opposition in parliament Jatiya Party is worried about winning them all, JP insiders said.
December 19, 2023
Oust-Govt Movement: BNP, Jamaat in talks over formation of committees
BNP and Jamaat are planning to form coordination committees across the country to bring pace to their ongoing anti-government movement and to resist the January 7 polls.
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