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July 3, 2023
Flydubai announces 3rd Bangladesh destination
Flydubai will launch direct flights to Sylhet, Bangladesh from April 1, the Dubai discount carrier said in statement on Thursday.
The service, which will start with five weekly flights and increase to daily flights from May 4, will be operated under a code-share agreement with Bangladesh’s Regent Airways. The Bangladesh airline put its flight code on the flydubai service, an airline spokesperson confirmed.
It is flydubai’s third service to Bangladesh.
BD seeks expanded trade relations with Philippines
The Bangladesh Philippines Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BPCCI), in cooperation with Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), held its first seminar on doing business with the Philippines at the DCCI auditorium on February 26. The seminar was an offshoot of the successful trade visit of BPCCI to Manila from January 18 to 22.
Bangladesh Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, MP was present as chief guest. Addressing a number of business experts and leaders in the country, Minister Ahmed expressed hope for greater bilateral coop...
Bangladesh, India, China most at risk from river floods
India, Bangladesh and China are most at risk from river floods, with an increasing number of people threatened because of climate change and economic growth in low-lying regions, a study said on Thursday.
[caption id="attachment_13606" align="alignleft" width="300"] People use a cycle rickshaw to commute through a flooded road after heavy rains in Guwahati September 23, 2014. Credit: REUTERS/Utpal Baruah/Files[/caption]
The U.S.-based World Resources Institute think...
Politics in Bangladesh on the boil
THE endgame may have started, but this week it became clear that it will take its time to play out. On February 25th a warrant was issued for the arrest of Khaleda Zia, the leader of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP); many people had expected police to haul her in this week. Mrs Zia (pictured in the poster above, to the left) is not only the archenemy of the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina; she is also virtually her government’s last standing opponent.
Over the past two months, as the confrontation between the two rivals has...