As many as 121 migrant workers have left the country on Friday for East African nation Seychelles, which emerged as a new market opportunity for Bangladesh in recent years.

Bangladesh has recently proposed the United Arab Emirates either designate or set up dedicated training institutes for migrant workers in Bangladesh with support of the UAE government, or private sector, or both. Bangladesh has also proposed the development of a suitable training module for workers wishing to be employed in the UAE.

Falling debris has trapped a Bangladeshi construction worker at a site in Malaysia’s Petaling Jaya in an accident today.

Although the foreign minister recently said flights with India will resume today, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, US-Bangla and Novoair said they are yet to get any direction from Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) in this regard.

Thirteen Bangladeshis rescued in the Mediterranean have returned to Dhaka today from Tunisia.

Novoair, a private airline of the country, has increased number of daily flights on Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar route due to growing number of travelers to the popular beach town.

Kuwait will resume commercial flights with Bangladesh and other countries, while adhering to the Covid-19 measures set by a ministerial committee, a cabinet statement said on Wednesday.

Many Bangladeshi migrants in Malaysia are now facing uncertainty over their return home as confusion has arisen over a circular of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh.

Biman Bangladesh has announced resumption of flights to India from Sunday.

Like other times, Anisur Rahman, a London-bound passenger, was planning to purchase tickets from Biman Bangladesh Airline’s website using his phone.

Biman Bangladesh has announced to resume flights to India from August 22, sources in the national airliner has said.

Few tragedies in the history of political assassinations were as brutal as the tragedy of August 15th, 1975, which also had a profound impact in reversing the course of the nation. The Founding Father of Bangladesh was gunned down along with most of his family members present at his residence. When the murderers accomplished their mission just before the call for Fajr prayers, there lay a man who through his courage, charisma, and unprecedented sacrifice inspired a long oppressed nation -- leading to the creation of Bangladesh. World knew him as the synonym to a nation, his people adored him and history loved him. When the killers left the house at Dhanmondi 32, the address of which is inexplicably intertwined with the birth of a nation, it was completely silent -- no one left to wail.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has imposed new restrictions on air travel from 11 countries.

The Bangladesh High Commission in London hosted a commemorative event to mark the 46th anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s martyrdom and the National Mourning Day on Sunday at a venue in East London.

National Mourning Day and 46th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman were observed with due solemnity by the Bangladesh Embassy in Germany.

There are growing efforts among Bangladeshis living abroad to lobby their prospective governments to help send vaccines and other medical supplies to Bangladesh.

Bangladesh has recently given a proposal to India regarding launching air bubble flights with the country.

The Philippines will extend a ban on travelers from Bangladesh and nine other countries till end of August because of concerns posed by the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, the presidential spokesperson said today.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ online ticket sales have been suspended for the last three days after its online sales partner Travelshop Ltd suspended the service, causing problems for passengers during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Experts at a webinar yesterday urged the government to address migrant workers’ wage theft claims at regional forums as well as during bilateral meetings with host countries.