Dhaka: Singapore Airlines has modified two of its passenger Boeing 777-300ERs to carry freight in the cabins. These “preighters” will take on the increased focus in cargo operations amid this year’s drop in traveller demand.

According to repo...

Dhaka: On the first day of his presidency, president-elect Joe Biden intends to rescind Donald Trump’s travel bans on travellers from 13 countries, most either majority-Muslim or African nations.

“As president, I’ll work with you to rip the p...

Dhaka: National Hospitality and Tourism Training Institute of Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation on International Chefs Day launched the country's first short-training on preparing non-alcoholic beverages. After the completion of the course, on November 7, a beverage compet...

Dhaka: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has granted permits to international airlines to fly in the Umrah pilgrims.

The news has sent waves of joy across Muslim countries. The pilgrims having valid visas would be able to fly in the Kingdom for performing the ...

Dhaka: Singapore Airlines on November 6 reported a record net loss of USD 1.7 billion for its fiscal second quarter as the carrier continued to reel from the impact of COVID-19 on global air travel.

The airline, which has shed thousands of jobs and grounded mu...

Dhaka: Qatar Airways has announced to resume flights to Miami from November 14. The airline will operate two weekly flights to the US destination as well as increase frequencies to both Chicago and New York.

After maintaining operations to take over 220,000 pa...

Dhaka: Kuwait-based Jazeera Airways has posted USD 18 million loss for the third-quarter of the year leading to a total net loss of USD 50 million in 2020.

The airline attributes the ongoing losses to continuing restrictions at Kuwait International Airport cau...

Dhaka: Indian low-cost airline GoAir is to launch flights on Kolkata-Dhaka route from November 12.

As per the latest air bubble arrangement between India and Bangladesh, the airline will operate two weekly direct flights between Kolkata and Dhaka.

Dhaka: Indian full-service carrier Vistara has started operating scheduled passenger flights on Delhi-Dhaka route from today. The maiden flight to Dhaka took off from Delhi airport at 9:20 am carrying 61 passengers while the return flight to Delhi departed Hazrat Shahjalal I...

Dhaka: Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has become an Associate Member of FCI , previously known as Factors Chain International. FCI is a global representative body for Factoring and Financing of Open Account Domestic and International Trade Receivables.

04 November, 2020