Ex-MP Sultan Mansur held at Dhaka airport

Detectives detained former MP Sultan Mohammad Mansur Ahmed from the immigration section of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka early Monday morning. Mansur, also ex-vice-president of Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU), has been detained for quizzing due to some allegations, said DMP Additional Commissioner and Detective Branch chief Rezaul Karim

Man held with 3.49 kg gold at Dhaka airport

Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) detained a man along with 3.498 kgs of gold from Shahjalal International Airport on Friday night. The detainee was identified as M Masud Imam. Farhana Begum, assistant director of Customs Intelligence and  Investigation circle, said a flight of Emirates Airlines landed at the airport from Dubai

Woman held with 8.2kg gold at Dhaka Airport

Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate officials arrested a woman with 8.217 kilograms (kg) of gold at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) here last night. Detainee Rekha Parveen reached Dhaka from Dubai on a flight of Emirates Airlines. "On a tip off, the officials conducted a drive inside the aircraft and arrested the

GP users to get roaming services at Dhaka airport

Grameenphone has introduced a state-of-the-art service kiosk at the departure lounge of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to make international roaming-related services more accessible to the customers while conveying relevant information prioritizing customers’ needs till the last available touchpoint. To this end, a launching event for the opening of this

Suspected Monkeypox patient sent to hospital from Dhaka airport

A Turkish citizen, who showed suspected symptoms of monkeypox, was sent to hospital after arrival at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, authorities said.  The man was first taken to the Airport Health Centre and then sent to the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Mohakhali, said Dr Shahrier Sazzad, in-charge of Airport Health Centre.  The

RT-PCR test at Dhaka airport begins in a week

The RT-PCR test facilities at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for outbound expatriates will be available by next week, said Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad Tuesday. "The installation work will start after 7-10 days since the Rapid PCR machines will be brought from abroad," he said while visiting Dhaka

Migrant workers protest flight cancellation at Dhaka airport

Over 200 Saudi Arabia-bound migrant workers staged a protest inside Dhaka airport early on Saturday morning after Biman Bangladesh cancelled a scheduled special flight to Riyadh at last minute. The special flight to Riyadh was scheduled to take off around 6.15 am, with some 201 passengers, said Tahera Khandaker, DGM (Public