Canada

During his current official visit to Ottawa, Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman discussed with Canadian officials ways to improve visa facilitation services for Bangladeshi people, especially students, and deepen defence collaboration. Salma Zahid MP, Vice-Chair...

According to an Inter Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) release this morning, Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman left today for an 11-day official visit to the United States of America (USA) and Canada. “During the...

In order to discuss strengthening aviation collaboration, UAE Ambassador to Bangladesh Abdullah Ali Abdullah Khaseif AlHmoudi and Canadian Charge d’Affaires Debra Boyce met separately with Air Vice Marshal Md Monjur Kabir Bhuiyan, Chairman of the Civil...

The Toronto International Film Festival said Thursday it was pausing all upcoming screenings of controversial documentary “Russians at War” after receiving “significant threats.” “We have been made aware of significant threats to festival operations and public...

Starting on Thursday, October 31st, Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate an extra weekly flight on the Dhaka-Toronto-Dhaka route. According to this decision, Biman will fly on this route three times a week, on Saturdays, Tuesdays, and...

The Canadian retail behemoth Alimentation Couche-Tard made a buyout offer for 7-Eleven, which the Japanese company announced on Friday it had turned down, claiming the offer “grossly undervalues” the business. The acquisition of Seven & i...

The Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered on Saturday a halt to work stoppages at the country’s largest railways, signaling an end to an unprecedented service disruption at both main freight rail carriers that threatened to hammer...

Canada’s WestJet Airlines reported that, in spite of government action aimed at averting travel problems during the holiday weekend, it was had to cancel 235 flights on Saturday due to an unexpected strike by its mechanics....

WestJet’s mechanics launched an unexpected walkout late Friday, threatening to ground aircraft and impede travel at the beginning of a long weekend marked by national holidays. WestJet is the second-largest airline in Canada. Diederik Pen, the...

In response to Israeli settlers’ “extremist violence” against Palestinian people in the West Bank, Canada on Thursday announced the imposition of fresh penalties on them. This occurs barely one month after Canada, together with the United...