Biman pilot suffers heart attack in flight

A Biman flight from Muscat to Dhaka had to make an emergency landing at an Indian airport yesterday after the pilot in command suffered a heart attack in the cockpit.
27 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Emergency landing of Biman flight: Passengers leave Nagpur for Dhaka

Stranded passengers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines have departed from Nagpur International Airport in Maharashtra, India for Dhaka.
27 August 2021, 17:56 PM

Emergency landing of Biman flight: Passengers finally reach Dhaka from India's Nagpur

Passengers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines -- who were stranded in India's Nagpur airport after an emergency landing -- finally reached Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at around 12:51am.
27 August 2021, 15:47 PM

Bangladeshi child dies of cancer in Lebanon

A Bangladeshi child, who was born in Lebanon, has died there after battling cancer for nearly one and a half years.
27 August 2021, 15:40 PM

Emergency landing: Rescue team to bring Biman passengers stranded in India's Nagpur

A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying an eight-member rescue team is leaving Dhaka for India’s Nagpur this evening to bring back 124 passengers, who remain stranded at Nagpur Airport following emergency landing of a Dhaka-bound Biman flight.
27 August 2021, 12:41 PM

Pilot suffers heart attack, Biman flight makes emergency landing in India's Nagpur

A Dhaka-bound flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, with around 122 passengers on board, made an emergency landing at an airport in India.
27 August 2021, 09:58 AM

14 Bangladeshis, 160 Afghan students trying to board chartered flight from Kabul

Fourteen Bangladeshis, including eight telecom engineers and three Brac officials, who have been stranded in Afghanistan, are making an effort to fly back home in a chartered flight today.
27 August 2021, 09:51 AM

‘One-stop service for female migrant workers’

A fully-functional “one-stop service centre” should be created to provide all kinds of support and information to female migrant workers regarding their safe migration, said speakers during an online dialogue yesterday.
26 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Caught up in uncertainty

Several thousand UAE-bound Bangladeshi expatriate workers are passing days in uncertainty over returning to the gulf country due to absence of rapid PCR test facilities of Covid-19 in Bangladesh airports.
25 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Expat Bangladeshis in Lebanon flock to get Covid-19 vaccines

A large number of Bangladeshis expatriates living in Lebanon have flocked to Covid-19 vaccination centres after they got the opportunity to be vaccinated in a special programme.
25 August 2021, 13:31 PM

Saudi Arabia approves more jabs, enabling entry of Umrah pilgrims vaccinated with Sinopharm

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday approved two more Covid-19 vaccines -- Sinovac and Sinopharm, Arab News said.
25 August 2021, 11:21 AM

US-Bangla Airlines to resume daily flights to Muscat from Sept 1

US-Bangla Airlines will resume daily flights on Dhaka-Muscat-Dhaka route from September 1 after more than three months.
24 August 2021, 12:51 PM

Bodies of 398 migrants sent home from Jeddah

At least 398 bodies of Bangladeshi migrants were sent from Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah region in the 2020-2021 fiscal year following efforts taken by the Bangladesh Consulate General in Jeddah.
23 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Oman lifts travel ban on Bangladesh, 17 other countries

Oman has lifted its travel ban on 18 countries, including Bangladesh, effective from 12 noon of September 1, four months after imposing the ban due to the rise in Covid-19 infections.
23 August 2021, 15:17 PM

Pilgrims vaccinated with Sinopharm cannot enter Saudi Arabia for Umrah

The Saudi government has decided that pilgrims who have received Sinopharm’s Covid-19 vaccine will not be allowed to perform Umrah.
23 August 2021, 13:50 PM

Cairo-Dhaka flights from November: Egyptair, ALO Dhaka Aviation ink MoU

A memorandum of understanding between Egyptair and ALO Dhaka Aviation Ltd was signed in Cairo on August 18 -- to start operating two flights per week between Dhaka and Cairo, starting from November 2021.
23 August 2021, 07:32 AM

Bangladeshi expats in Malaysia urged to remain cautious about misinformation

Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur has urged the Bangladeshi expatriates in Malaysia to remain cautious about misinformation regarding its passport related services.
23 August 2021, 06:12 AM

Flights to India: Momen, Biman trade blame for confusion

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and Biman are at loggerheads over the confusion created over flight operations to and from India.
22 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Foreign minister, Biman trade blame over flight resumption with India

Foreign Minister and Biman Bangladesh Airlines are blaming each other over the delay in resuming flights with India inconveniencing several hundred passengers.
22 August 2021, 13:38 PM

Travellers in limbo as India flights uncertain

The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh and the two local airlines are yet to get the requisite approval from India to resume flights to the neighbouring country from today, leaving hundreds of passengers who bought tickets in a state of suspense.
21 August 2021, 18:00 PM

The Parliament Watch

On 12 February, 2026, Bangladesh held its 13th National Parliamentary Election, bringing in a new parliament with a BNP-led majority. But elections are only the beginning of accountability. Who are these people now entrusted with public power, and what do they own, earn, and do with it? The Parliament Watch tracks the declared wealth, words, and work of every elected representative throughout their entire tenure. Use this page to keep an eye on your MPs and Ministers.

Wealth Distribution by Party
BNP
Jamaat
NCP
Others
Suspended / Not Held
Lower Assets Higher Assets
Dhaka Khulna Chittagong