Dhaka

Universal health coverage (UHC) means that all people can obtain the health services they need without suffering financial hardship. ‘Health for all” has therefore been our guiding vision for more than seven decades. It’s also the impetus/drive...

In an unprecedented move, India and Bangladesh have started a container train service between Kolkata and Dhaka. The trial run of the train was flagged off at a Concor terminus near the the Majerhat railway station...

To uplift the spirit of women empowerment, Le Méridien Dhaka arranged a daylong event titled ‘Le Méridien Dhaka Presents Colours of Women’ on March 31, 2018 in collaboration with ColoursFM 101.6. The theme of the event was ‘Women Empowering Women’, where 24 artists...

From Bee Gees to Donna Summer, women’s empowerment to free love, Mehruz Munir paid homage to pivotal moments of the 1970s at Zurhem’s Spring Summer 2018 fashion show powered by BMW. Zurhem’s Spring Summer 2018 fashion...

The US-Bangla Airlines authorities today temporarily suspended its Dhaka-Kathmandu-Dhaka flight operation two days after one of its aircrafts crashed in Kathmandu Tribhuvan International airport, leaving at least 51 dead. “We have decided to suspend our flight...

US-Bangla Airlines CEO Imran Asif says in a statement ‘wrong signals’ from the air traffic control tower at Tribhuvan International Airport might have led to the crash of its plane. About 49 people died in the...

Monday, US-Bangla Airlines flight BS211 crashed while landing at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport. There were 67 passengers and four flight crew on-board the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft, among whom 37 were Bangladeshis, 32 were Nepalis,...

At least 50 people died after a US-Bangla Airlines aircraft flying from Dhaka to Kathmandu crashed while landing at Tribhuvan International Airport on Monday, according to a report. A US-Bangla Airlines flight from Dhaka has crashed...

A woman has been killed in Dhaka after being run over by the car carrying the muggers who tried to snatch her purse. The incident was reported early morning Friday from the capital’s Dhanmondi, said police....

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Anisul Huq died in a London hospital on Thursday night. Earlier, he was diagnosed with cerebral vasculitis at the hospital. He breathed his last at Bangladesh time 10:30pm on Thursday...