US-Bangla Airlines will resume flights on the Dhaka-Jashore route from September 9 following long-standing demands from residents of the greater Jashore region. The private airline will operate six flights a week, with two flights on each of three days. Flights will operate on Wednesday, Saturday and Thursday using 72-seat ATR 72-600 aircraft. Under the new […]Continue Reading

The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has ordered the withdrawal of 10 products from the market after laboratory tests found they failed to meet Bangladesh Standards. Show-cause notices have also been issued to the companies concerned, asking why their BSTI licences for the products should not be cancelled. BSTI advised consumers on Wednesday (August […]Continue Reading

The third session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad began by recalling the spirit of the August mass uprising that marked the victory of students and the public, as well as the assumption of office by the new president. The House paid deep tribute to all martyrs who sacrificed their lives in the July mass uprising […]Continue Reading

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said he will work in a completely non-partisan manner while performing his state duties and for the welfare of the country. “Before assuming office as president, I resigned from the party, Parliament and the Cabinet. I am now completely non-partisan and will perform my duties accordingly,” he said. He […]Continue Reading

The Bangladesh government has taken an initiative to send relief supplies as humanitarian assistance to people affected by the recent devastating landslides and flash floods in Nepal. The Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief said on Thursday that the assistance was being sent considering the urgent needs of the disaster-affected people in Nepal. The relief […]Continue Reading