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United airlines flight declares mayday after takeoff

Dhaka, Aug. 5 -- A United Airlines flight en route to Munich was forced to turn back shortly after takeoff on July 25, following a suspected engine failure. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, operating as Fl... Read More


EU to launch entry/exit system in October

Dhaka, Aug. 5 -- The European Union has confirmed that its long-delayed Entry/Exit System (EES) will officially go live on 12 October. The digital system, aimed at monitoring non-EU nationals crossin... Read More


Air India cancels flight over cabin heat

Dhaka, Aug. 4 -- An Air India flight from Bhubaneswar to Delhi was cancelled on Sunday (August 3) after a technical issue led to excessively high temperatures in the aircraft cabin just before departu... Read More


EU OTAs to refund cancelled flights in 14 days

Dhaka, Aug. 4 -- Two major online travel agencies, Expedia and Lastminute.com, have agreed to a European Union consumer rights framework that ensures customers receive better information and refunds w... Read More


Tourism boom triggers Athens backlash

Dhaka, Aug. 4 -- Athens' historic Plaka district, nestled beneath the Acropolis, is facing growing strain from overtourism. Longtime resident Giorgos Zafeiriou, who heads the neighborhood's residents... Read More


Radisson Blu Dhaka welcomes Moazzem Hossain as Director of Food and Beverage

Dhaka, Aug. 3 -- Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden announces the appointment of Kazi Moazzem Hossain as the Director of Food and Beverage. With a career spanning over 20 years in hospitality, Hossain b... Read More


US cuts reciprocal tariff on Bangladesh to 20pc

Dhaka, Aug. 2 -- The United States has cut the reciprocal tariff rate on products imported from Bangladesh to 20 percent from the previously declared 35 percent, following a series of negotiations ove... Read More


Delta pilot held in Sweden over alcohol test

Dhaka, July 26 -- A Delta Air Lines pilot was arrested in Sweden after failing a random pre-flight alcohol test, leading to the cancellation of Flight 205 from Stockholm Arlanda to New York JFK. The ... Read More


Kazakhstan sees 7.5m tourists in H1 2025

Dhaka, July 26 -- More than 7.5 million foreigners visited Kazakhstan over the first half of 2025, said Baurzhan Alenov, first deputy minister of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan, during a government me... Read More


No holidays for 27pc of EU workers

Dhaka, July 24 -- Despite slight improvements over the past decade, a significant share of the European Union's working population still cannot afford a basic one-week holiday, according to new data f... Read More