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Flight operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital will be suspended for three hours from May 6-8 due to runway management work. Group Captain Muhammed Kamrul Islam, executive director at the airport, said on Sunday. “As part of Runway management, airport maintenance work related to center lights and markings on the runway will be started. The flight operations will ...

Indian government has lifted the ban on onion export after six months. On Saturday, this information was confirmed by India’s central organization for the control of foreign trade Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) This decision has mainly been taken to give relief to the traders in Maharashtra ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. India’s Director General of Foreign Trade ...

The RMG workers are protesting by blocking roads in Banani area of the capital to protest against the closure of a garment factory. Due to this, severe traffic jam has been created on almost all the roads from Mohakhali to Airport . The workers started the protest on Saturday from 8:30 am. The common people are suffering. Especially those who ...

Joshua Dean, a former quality auditor at Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems, died on April 30 after battling a stretch of illness that began with influenza B and MRSA, a bacterial infection, and eventually pneumonia, reports www.salon.com. In a statement from Dean’s mother, posted to Facebook, he had been “fighting for his life.” One of the first whistleblowers to draw attention ...

This year’s hajj flights from Chattogram will start from May 14. The first flight will depart from Shah Amanat International Airport for Madinah at 3:50am with 419 pilgrims. Confirming the matter, Chattogram district manager Md Shahdat Hossain said a flight of Bangladesh Biman with 419 hajj pilgrims will leave Shah Amanat at 3:50am on May 14. This year, 22 direct ...

Nagad, a leading mobile financial service provider, has forged a corporate partnership with Pran-RFL Group, one of the country’s largest conglomerates specializing in consumer goods. This partnership marks a significant milestone in the evolution of digital finance and consumer goods integration. To this end, both the organizations signed an agreement at Nagad’s head office. Executive Director of Nagad Ltd. Maruful ...

Turkey has suspended all trade with Israel over its offensive in Gaza, citing the “worsening humanitarian tragedy” in the strip. The Turkish trade ministry said the measures would be in place until Israel allowed an “uninterrupted and sufficient flow” of aid into Gaza. Trade between the two countries was worth almost $7bn (£5.6bn) last year. Israel’s foreign minister accused Turkish ...

The import and export activities between India and Bangladesh through Hili land port in Dinajpur district resumed on Thursday after a one-day holiday on the occasion of May Day. However, it was normal for passengers with passports to cross between the two countries through the immigration check post of the port. On Thursday around 11 am, the activity started with ...

The government has increased the prices of diesel, kerosene, petrol and octane for the month of May. And the new prices will come into effect from May 1. The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources issued a notification on Tuesday in this regard fixing the new prices of all fuels. With the new rate, the price of diesel and ...

The executive board of the International Monetary Fund approved $1.1 billion in funding for Pakistan on Monday, the agency said in a statement, amid discussions for a new loan, reports Reuters. The funding is the second and last tranche of a $3 billion standby arrangement with the IMF, which Islamabad secured last summer to help avert a sovereign default. The ...