Saudi Arabia has restricted the annual Hajj pilgrimage to citizens and residents and set a maximum of 60,000 pilgrims limit in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the state Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday.

Twenty-two more Bangladeshis, who went to India for medical treatment and got stuck there due to travel embargo, returned home through Darshana check-point in Chuadanga yesterday evening.

Air travelers will have to pay more as Padma Oil Company Limited -- a subsidiary of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation -- increased jet fuel prices once again.

US-Bangla Airlines will resume flights on the Dubai-Dhaka route from June 18.

Let’s zero in on food safety! After all, it is World Food Safety Day today. And it is also a major issue to be dealt with in Bangladesh, as it is all across the world; during the pandemic, it is even more crucial.

The month of June celebrates something we all love — food! There have been many technologies innovated and introduced globally that serve to ensure that absolutely the safest and best food is delivered to consumers.

Time and again we have been reminded of the dire condition of food safety in Bangladesh. Although positive steps are being taken and some praiseworthy initiatives are in place, we still have a long way to go in ensuring safe food for all.

US-Bangla Airlines will resume flights on the Muscat-Dhaka route from June 5. During the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, it will operate four weekly flights on the route, following all health guidelines.

Uncertainty over the return of around 25,000 Bangladeshi expatriates to their workplaces in Oman and Kuwait is over as Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has withdrawn restriction on the outgoing passengers to these countries.

An Australian court on Tuesday rejected a challenge to the federal government’s draconian power to prevent most citizens from leaving the country so that they don’t bring Covid-19 home.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday extended a ban on inbound travel from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates until June 15, to prevent transmission of the coronavirus variant first discovered in India that is circulating widely in that country and the region.

The popularity of hoop earrings continued from the ‘60s through the ‘90s, and till today, remains a classic for women of all ages. As one of the oldest fashioned pieces recorded in history, hoop earrings trace back to ancient Egypt all the way to modern times and have become an ultimate statement piece.

“Do it yourself” or DIY is the modifying prevalent method amongst the social media community, with ideas being shared about clothing to food without the direct aid of experts or professionals. DIY fun food ideas are always quick, easy to make and associated with one’s own creativity.

As an illustrative form of self-expression, tattoos make one’s body their own personalised art gallery marked with creativity.

US-Bangla Airlines and Novoair will resume flights on Dhaka-Cox's Bazar route from tomorrow (June 1) after around two months following the second wave of Covid-19.

Sixty-one Bangladeshis and foreign nationals, including Thais, reached Dhaka from Thailand by a special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.

Air France and Lufthansa have received approval from Russia for flight routes to the country that avoid Belarusian airspace, the airlines said on Saturday.

US-Bangla Airlines has increased the number of flights on domestic routes due to the increase in the number of passengers. In the last two days, the private airline operator has added 6 flights to different destinations.

After nine days of suspension, Biman Bangladesh Airlines today resumed flights to Saudi Arabia in line with the new travel advisory issued by the Gulf country.

Global air travel will bounce back strongly by 2023 as countries roll out Covid-19 vaccines and learn to manage the pandemic, noted the International Air Transport Association (Iata).