Archive for the ‘Bangladesh’ Category
United Airways Starts Flights to Rajshahi, Saidpur
Dhaka, Bangladesh : The United Air-ways has started twice a week operation on Dhaka-Rajshahi-Saidpur-Dhaka route. The flight has fulfilled the long awaited aspiration of the people of North Ben-gal. But from initial load factor, there are reasons to be concerned about commercial viable of this service.
August 30, 2011
Posted in: Airlines & Railways, Bangladesh
Picturesque Srimongal- A Beautiful Place to Visit in Bangladesh
By Rafia Afrin, The Bangladesh Monitor Moulvi Bazar: Srimongal, about 150 km north east of Dhaka and 75 km south of Sylhet can be said to be the tha capital of Bangladesh, producing the highest quantity of tea in the country. Stretches of green tea leaves carpeting the hilly land as far as the eye [...]
August 8, 2011
Posted in: Bangladesh
Bangladesh creates tourist police
DHAKA – Bangladesh has formed a new police unit to ensure more protection for local and foreign tourists and tourism spots in the South Asian country, a senior spokesman of Bangladesh Police said on Sunday.
August 20, 2009
Posted in: Bangladesh
Bangladesh is Proud of its own “Taj Mahal”
Bangladesh has its own Taj Mahal located approximately 30km northeast of the capital Dhaka. It is a replica built by a rich film maker. It could boost Bangladeshi tourism but some people are not satisfied with the quality of the building. Taj Mahal is certainly one of the world’s best known mausoleums. It was built [...]
July 21, 2009
Posted in: Bangladesh
Will a replica of India's Taj Mahal in Bangladesh also draw tourists?
By Yusof Sulaiman, eTN Asia/Pacific | Dec 10, 2008 Tourists from around the world can now opt for which Taj Mahal to visit: the original in India, or its replica in Bangladesh. After work started in 2003, a life-size replica structure of the original Taj Mahal, located 30km northeast of Dhaka, is now almost ready [...]
December 9, 2008
Posted in: Bangladesh
UN rushes to help pregnant women in cyclone-affected Bangladesh
etn/United Nations agency yesterday announced it is to provide aid to pregnant women affected in cyclone-hit areas in Bangladesh. With some 30,000 babies expected to be born in the coming months in cyclone-hit parts of Bangladesh, the United Nations Population Fund Agency (UNPFA) said it is planning to help pregnant women there avoid life-threatening delivery [...]
December 5, 2007
Posted in: Bangladesh
Bangladesh gets fourth private passenger airline
economictimes.indiatimes.com/etn A fourth private airline is set to take off in Bangladesh amid a boom in the air travel market following the scrapping of flights by the state-run airline.
October 16, 2007
Posted in: Bangladesh
Bangladesh to woo tourists via fairs
Taking a cue from burgeoning tourism in the neighbourhood, Bangladesh has decided to organise a tourism fair in Dhaka to woo tourists from India and China.
July 9, 2007
Posted in: Bangladesh
NIRJ DEVA DL MEP – Member of the European Parliament for the South East of England – SPEAKS UP IN SUPPORT OF BANGLADESH
Speaking in EP today Nirj Deva, Coordinator of the Development Committee and Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, said:
April 14, 2005
Posted in: Bangladesh
Improving the Image of Bangladesh
Visitors and participants of academic courses and conferences from developed, developing and least developed countries often wonder how Bangladesh should have gained such a negative image of being the number one country in the list of corrupt nations. They have suggested improvement of performance of relevant quarters who have obligations to contribute to the growth [...]
January 20, 2004
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