Import and export trade through Bangladesh’s Benapole crossing and India’s Petrapole port will be suspended Oct. 17-24 for Durga Puja, with operations scheduled to resume the morning of Oct. 25. Petrapole authorities informed their Bangladeshi counterparts in writing, The Business Standard reported Monday. Petrapole’s closure runs Oct. 17-21, while Bangladesh’s government holidays halt Benapole’s import-export […]
US-Bangla Airlines has suspended its Dhaka-Riyadh-Dhaka flights through Oct. 21 after repeated closures of King Khalid International Airport disrupted operations, the carrier said Monday. The suspension covers flights BS381 and BS382 between Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia. The airline said passengers would be notified when revised schedules were finalized. Travelers booked on affected flights were advised […]
Bangladesh has signed a $335.78 million concessional loan agreement with the Export-Import Bank of China to expand and modernize Mongla Port, according to the Economic Relations Division (ERD). The agreement was signed Oct. 10 by ERD joint secretary Alia Meher and China Exim Bank assistant general manager Fengjun Tian. Financing will support two container terminals […]
Two groups began an indefinite blockade of a road to Bangladesh’s Sajek tourist destination Sunday, disrupting travel and leaving visitors stranded, according to reporting by United News of Bangladesh (UNB). The shutdown started at 6 a.m. on the Baghaihat-Sajek road. Protesters placed tree trunks across the route and burned tires at several locations. Sajek Karbari […]
An extended closure of Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport has disrupted eight flights serving Bangladesh and affected 2,951 passengers, airport authorities said, according to The Business Standard. Biman Bangladesh Airlines suspended its scheduled Dhaka-Riyadh and Riyadh-Dhaka services for Oct. 11 and 12 after an attack shut the Saudi airport. The closure was extended until 3 […]
Chattogram opened a 2.2-kilometer cycling track along its airport road Oct. 9, creating a dedicated route that city officials described as Bangladesh’s first of its kind. The track runs from Shah Amanat International Airport to the elevated expressway. It was built under a road expansion and infrastructure project implemented by the city corporation. The four-lane […]
A Supreme Court lawyer has sent a legal notice demanding sustained action against illegal occupation of roads, sidewalks, and other public spaces in Bangladesh’s Dhaka and Gazipur cities. Nazmul Hasan Rakib sent the notice Oct. 8 to government officials, city administrators, and police leaders. He gave authorities seven days to take necessary steps, warning that […]
Bangladesh was scheduled to sign a 15-year concession agreement Thursday with Dubai-based DP World to operate Chattogram Port’s New Mooring Container Terminal and its overflow container yard, despite workers’ threats to shut down port operations.
Bangladesh is set to sign a 15-year concession agreement with Dubai-based DP World on Oct. 8 to operate and maintain Chattogram Port’s New Mooring Container Terminal and its Overflow Container Yard, despite workers’ threats to shut down port operations.
Menzies Aviation said Thursday it plans to invest $12 million in Bangladesh during its first year if selected as second passenger-handling operator at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport’s third terminal.
