A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines got stuck as a bird entered its engine, delaying take-off by nine hours, causing suffering of passengers. The plane left Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for Saudi Arabia with 375 passengers at 10:45am on Friday. Biman authorities said, the flight delayed to fly as the bird was spotted in the engine. The authorities claimed ...

Bangladesh reported another Covid-linked death with 708 fresh cases in 24 hours till Friday morning. With the new numbers, country’s total fatalities rose to 29,363 while the total caseload to 2,025,197, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case test positivity rate rose to 14.66 per cent from Thursday’s 13.53 per cent as 4,828 samples were ...

Britain is staring down the barrel of a self-inflicted economic catastrophe. This week saw the pound fall to an all-time low against the dollar amid a mass sell-off of U.K. bonds. Analysts are laying the blame on just one man. Kwasi Kwarteng, 47, has been chancellor of the exchequer, Britain’s top economic position, for less than a month, but he’s ...

The Hili Land Port in Dinajpur district will halt all export-import activities for eight days on the occasion of the largest Hindu festival – Durga Puja. However, passengers with passports will be able to pass through the Hili immigration check post normally. Jamil Hossain Chalanta, general secretary of Bangla Hilli Customs C&F Agent Association, said the businessmen of the country ...

Bangladesh Bank has increased the policy interest rate (repo rate) by 25 basis points to 5.75 per cent from 5.5 per cent to curb inflation. The central bank took the decision at the 56th meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) held on Thursday. In view of the increase in inflation in the world market, Bangladesh is also witnessing rising ...

Bangladesh reported two more Covid-linked deaths with 679 fresh cases in 24 hours till Thursday morning. With the new numbers, country’s total fatalities rose to 29,362 while the total caseload to 2,024,489, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case test positivity rate dropped to 13.53 per cent from Wednesday’s 14.07 per cent as 5,017 samples ...

Tata Motors launched India’s lowest priced electric car at a little over $10,000 on Wednesday as the country’s only electric vehicle (EV) maker looks to draw in more buyers. Tata leads India’s EV market, helped by government subsidies and high tariffs on imports. Its move comes as domestic rival Mahindra & Mahindra is in talks with investors to raise up ...

The International Monetary Fund has openly criticised the UK government over its plan for tax cuts, warning that the measures are likely to fuel the cost-of-living crisis. In an unusually outspoken statement, the IMF said the proposal was likely to increase inequality and add to pressures pushing up prices, reports BBC. Markets have already raised alarm over the plans, sending ...

A six-day special campaign for COVID vaccine began across the country, including the capital, on Wednesday to ensure the three doses to the people who have yet not taken the vaccine. The campaign will continue till October 3. After that, no first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine will be available in the country, said Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). ...

MP Rupa Huq has had the whip suspended from the Labour Party after she was heard describing Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng as “superficially” Black, ITV News understands. Dr Huq was heard in an audio clip published online discussing the chancellor’s elite school background saying “you wouldn’t know he is Black” when listening to him on the radio. She is believed to ...