Tourism fair begins in Dhaka

A three-day international tourism fair, under the style ‘Biman-Dhaka Travel Mart 2024’ begins at the ballroom of Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel Dhaka on February 8, a press release said Tuesday. Organised by the premier travel and tourism publication The Bangladesh Monitor the fair is supported by Biman Bangladesh Airlines as the

Dhaka welcomes Biden’ letter to PM

Dhaka has welcomed the letter written by US President Joe Biden to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressing Washington’s commitment to work with Bangladesh in the coming days. "We welcome the letter written by President Biden. We have already very good relationship with the US. Through this letter, our partnership will further

Sylhet beat Dhaka by 15 runs

Sylhet Strikers finally snapped a painful five-match losing streak Friday after beating Durdanto Dhaka by 15 runs in their last match of the Sylhet phase of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. Mohammad Mithun who was chosen to lead the team after Mashrafe Bin Mortaza took a break

Dhaka, Bangkok have scope to enhance collaboration

Stakeholders see a bright prospect of cooperation in relations between Bangladesh and Thailand as Ahsanul Islam Titu, a business graduate from a Thai university, has been appointed State Minister for Commerce. The optimism was expressed when the Assumption University Alumni Association of Bangladesh (AUAAB) hosted a reception in the honor of

Dhaka air 3rd worst in the world this morning

AP, Dhaka Dhaka ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality Friday morning. Its air quality continued to be in the 'unhealthy' zone with an air quality index (AQI) score of 187 at 8:30 am. Vietnam’s Hanoi and Sarajevo of Bosnia Herzegovina occupied the first two spots on

Dhaka, Riad to work together on few matters

BSS, DHAKA Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia are keen to work together on various bilateral and global issues, including women's empowerment, climate change, food security and blue economy. President Mohammed Shahabuddin and a delegation led by Speaker of Saudi Arabia's Surah Council Dr. Abdullah Muhammed Ibrahim Al-Sheikh have expressed this view during a

Dhaka’s air quality: Once again world’s worst

AP, Dhaka Dhaka has once again topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality. The AQI score of Dhaka’s air quality was 254 at 9 am on Thursday. Dhaka’s air was classified as “very unhealthy”, posing serious health risks to residents, according to the air quality index. Ghana’s Accra, India’s