Emirates is deploying extra flights to Jeddah and Medina during the upcoming Hajj season to carry pilgrims. Emirates will be deploying 31 additional flights to Jeddah and double daily flights to Medina from 23 June to 20 July to help transport pilgrims to carry out one of the key pillars
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Coats delegation meets BGMEA president
A delegation of Coats, a leading industrial thread company in the world, paid a courtesy call on BGMEA President Faruque Hassan at BGMEA’s PR office in Gulshan on Wednesday, a press release said. The delegation included Bill Watson, Managing Director of Coats China Cluster, Mohammad Al Kashem, Managing Director, Coats Bangladesh,
Banglalink offers free talk-time, data in flood-hit Sylhet
BRAC Bank signs deal with Holiday Inn
BRAC Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Holiday Inn to provide exclusive privileges to its credit card and premium banking customers, a press release said Wednesday. Under the agreement, BRAC Bank Infinite Credit Cardholders, Signature Credit Cardholders, Platinum Credit Cardholders, Mastercard World Credit Cardholders, Mastercard Titanium Credit Cardholders
Children want govt investment in education, health, protection: UNICEF
Nine in ten Bangladeshi children say that it is very important for the government to spend more on education, health and other areas that directly impact children, according to a new UNICEF survey. Some 14,000 children and 37,000 young people aged 18-24 participated in the survey, which asked them for their
Govt asks agencies concerned to remove sacrificial animal waste properly
The government has asked all public and non-governmental organisations and others concerned to manage the wastes of sacrificial animals properly during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha aiming to prevent environmental pollution across the country. The instruction was made at an inter-ministerial meeting held at the conference room of the Ministry of Environment, Forest
BCL attacks Samajtantrik Chhatra Front at Eden College
BCL activists of Eden College have allegedly attacked Samajtantrik Chhatra Front activists during a human chain rally in front of the College around 1.30 pm on Monday. Eden College unit president of Samajtantrik Chhatra Front Saima Afroze, and general secretary Shahinur Shumi along with some other activists were injured in the
Intensify searching in hotels, messes to prevent subversive acts: DMP commissioner
Intensify searching in hotels, messes to prevent subversive acts: DMP commissioner Dhaka, June 20 (UNB)- Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam ordered his charges to intensify searches in residential hotels and messes in the capital to avert any subversive activity ahead of the Padma Bridge inauguration and during the
Govt plans to set up burn units in five divisional medical colleges and hospitals
The government plans to set up burn units in five divisional medical colleges and hospitals in the country with Saudi Arabian funding. Health Minister Zahid Maleque said this in Parliament on Monday, responding to a tabled question from ruling Awami League MP elected from Chattogram M Abdul Latif. The five burn units
PM in Sylhet: Flood victims will be rehabilitated, nothing to worry about
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said her government will provide all necessary assistance, including food medicines and seeds, to the flood-affected people in the north, urging them not to worry. At the same time, she urged the authorities concerned to take necessary preparations to face any possible crisis as flood