Business & Commerce
To meet the demand for online travel to keep pace with the global trend in technology development, Triplover has emerged to make a big difference in the Bangladesh travel market. Triplover, a subsidiary of US-Bangla Group, has recently started flagging the way with all kinds of facilities to cater t...
World,Front Page
The World Health Organisation (WHO) urged countries to boost healthcare capacity and vaccinate their people to fight a surge in Covid-19 cases driven by the omicron variant, and said travel curbs could buy time but alone were not the answer.Despite shutting its borders to travel from high-risk south...
World
The Biden administration is moving to toughen testing requirements for international travelers to the US, including both vaccinated and unvaccinated people, amid the spread of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a Tuesday statement that i...
Country, Districts
“I have to go to the capital Dhaka for urgent work; there are no tickets at the counter. Seat-less ticket sales are also closed. That's why I got on the train without a ticket. I will manage the ticket collector (TT) on the train and go to my destination,” said Moyna Akand, a p...
The global spread of the Omicron variant of corona virus has brought new cases in Australia, Netherlands prompting nations to reconsider plans for international travel as they scramble to avert an outbreak.News of the variant triggered alarm and a sell-off last week in financial markets, as countrie...
Israel on Sunday approved barring entry to foreign nationals and the use of controversial technology for contact tracing as part of its efforts to clamp down on a new coronavirus variant.The Health Ministry said in a statement that the country’s coronavirus cabinet had authorized a raft of mea...
The United States, Brazil, Canada, and Saudi Arabia became the latest countries Friday to restrict travel from southern Africa, where a new Covid strain labelled a "variant of concern" has been discovered in a potentially heavy blow to the world's efforts to end the coronavirus pandemi...
Supplement,Travel & Tourism
Beyond Boundary Traveling Club conquered Sundarban, UNESCO declared world heritage and the largest mangrove forest of the world, during 21-23 February 2019. Beyond Boundary Traveling Club is continuously working for the publicity and preservation of country’s tourism sectors. It was the 12th t...
Nearly 300 people trapped overnight in their vehicles by mudslides on a highway in British Columbia were being flown to safety by helicopters Monday while authorities sought to determine if anyone was swept up in the flow of debris set off by torrential rain.A yellow Cormorant chopper dropped people...
A group of travelers arranged a beach cleaning programme at the beach of Saint Martin’s island from Friday to Monday morning after forming a self-motivated group. To help the beach returning to its natural state and to protect the bio-diversity of the island, this group took such attempt.Local...
Singapore on Tuesday began quarantine-free entry for fully vaccinated passengers from eight countries, part of a plan to ease restrictions as the business hub gears up to live with the coronavirus.The latest easing expanded a programme that began with vaccinated air travel lanes with Germany and Bru...
World,Back Page
The US has said that it will reopen its borders to fully vaccinated travellers from 33 countries on 8 November.Under new rules announced by the White House, vaccinated people who have had a negative test in the 72 hours before travelling will be allowed to enter.The move marks the end of the tough r...
All Section,Entertainment & Glomour
Narrating the extraordinary tales of Bengali voyager Hariprabha Takeda, also revered as the 'first Bengali modern woman of Dhaka', a travel documentary titled ‘Hariprabha Takeda: an unsung traveller of Bengal’ was screened on Saturday, 5 pm at the Liberation War Museum (LWM), Aga...
National,Back Page
Air Vice Marshal M Mofidur Rahman, chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) said that if any drug is found in the possession of a passenger going abroad or arriving at the airport, his travel would be banned forever.The CAAB chairman made the statement at a public hearing on the...
Australia has outlined plans to lift a pandemic ban on its vaccinated citizens traveling overseas from November. But no date has yet been set for welcoming international tourists back.Travel restrictions that have trapped most Australians and permanent residents at home over the past 18 months would...
Modern and quality stations are being built for the students of International Islamic University (IIUC), officials stated. Decision to launch shuttle trains is also being discussed. The shuttle train will leave the city in the morning, bringing students in the afternoon. Railways Parliame...
National,Front Page
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) cannot impose travel ban on any accused in corruption case without permission from the court.The Supreme Court has said the anti-graft watchdog will have to take prior permission from the court to impose embargo on corruption suspects or accused from leaving the ...
Sports,Cricket
Bangladesh U-19 cricket team will travel Sri Lanka in October this year for a five-match one-day series against their Lankan counterparts, Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed. Bangladesh will reach Sri Lanka on October 7. All the matches will be played under a strict bio-secure environment. While ...
The central bank is bringing flexibilities in its regulations in releasing foreign exchange (forex) for private travel. Authorised Dealer (ADs) banks are allowed to release foreign exchange to an adult Bangladesh national during a calendar year up to USD 12,000 or equivalent, inter alia, ...
Opinion
Lets get this straight: The UK is recognising people as “fully vaccinated” only if they have been jabbed with vaccines approved in the EU, the UK and the US. So these folks don’t have to quarantine and take a series of expensive RT-PCR COVID-19 tests when they come to the UK.This m...
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