Malaysia will reopen its borders to international visitors by Jan 1 at the latest, a government advisory council said on Thursday (Nov 11), as the country seeks to revive its ailing tourism sector.

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Biplab Kumar Deb, chief minister of the northeastern Indian state of Tripura today urged the Indian Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia to start direct international flights on Agartala-Dhaka and Agartala-Chattogram routes.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has decided to halt flight operations at Dhaka airport from 12:00am to 8:00am each day, from December 9 to March 10 next year.

India will start issuing visas for Bangladeshi tourists from November 15, but they must travel by air, Indian High Commissioner Vikram Kumar Doraiswami said today.

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The Fashion Design Council of Bangladesh (FDCB) took part in the event where the work of 11 Bangladeshi fashion designers were displayed.

This year’s Apsara Fashion Week highlighted the work of Shaibal Saha, designer at Anjans. A sustainable line of clothing extracting inspiration from the waves created in the desert and nature featured in the collection.

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Ringing in tolls of power, dynamics and liberation, Lipi Khandker’s designer label, Signature, left crowds overturned on their heels at the Aspara Fashion Week, 2021. Streamed live from Taraz, Kazakhstan,

Breaking the rules has never looked so glamourous! Leave it to Shahrukh Amin, the Bangladeshi fashion designer with his home-grown luxury brand,

Kuhu Plamondon was a student of the Faculty of Fine Arts in Dhaka University with an acute interest in fashion. “Since fashion schools were not widely available back in the day, I was put into art school instead. And it helped me tremendously,” she said.

Apex Footwear Limited is one of the fastest-growing companies in the country and currently has the largest footwear retail operations in Bangladesh with more than 250 retail outlets, 275 franchisees, and 150 distributors across 64 districts.

Reviving the lost stories of the Great Silk Road that once bridged Asia and Europe, the star-studded fashion show is one of the largest in Asia and is yet another reminder that traditional ramp shows are being rewired to incorporate digital solutions.

Tenzing Chakma, a fashion designer renowned for being one of the first Bangladeshi designers to bring branding to local textiles was a perfect fit for Aspara fashion week as his hallmark style complements

When asked, Bari said, “I have always derived inspiration from my surroundings, and this year has been no different. Being focused on sustainable fashion designing, I have tried to style my clothing line in such a manner that is both eco-friendly and hand-crafted.”

The streets of Bangkok are buzzing with start-stop traffic and thronging crowds as Thailand rounds off its first week of relaxed border controls that waive quarantine for travellers from more than 60 countries and territories.

The baking community in Dhaka has grown hugely in the span of past few years. There are plenty of home bakers and professionals coming up with exceptional creativity and talent.

Asia's gradual easing of international travel curbs is proving a welcome relief for the region's hard-hit tourism operators slowly opening up to visitors from around the world - with one giant exception.

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