Mahmudul Hasan

Local airlines -- Biman, US-Bangla, Novoair and Regent -- are on course to losing Tk 350 crore in revenue just this month alone for the coronavirus pandemic, which has forced countries to close borders and brought air travel to a near-halt.

Coronavirus has upended much of the daily life in most parts of the world. And Dhaka, too, is not left behind.

It started from the second week of this month. At first, Md Mahbub Zaman, the owner of Genial Buffet in the capital’s Dhanmondi, thought the cancellations for party bookings were coincidental.

In the general run of things, a steady stream of chatter buzzes across the lobby of the Pan Pacific Sonargaon, as the upscale hotel in the heart of Dhaka hosts more than five events a day.

US-Bangla Airlines, the largest local private airline in terms of fleet size, plans to open new routes for Bangladesh’s domestic travellers, especially to and from Sylhet.

Air connectivity in Bangladesh should be more accessible and developed to expand domestic tourism, said the chief of a private carrier.

Joyous exclamations and hurrahs of youngsters erupted amidst the tranquillity of the pressurised cabin as the wheels of an ATR 72-500 started rolling on Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport’s runway. They were nowhere near nervous boarding an aircraft for the first time. Instead the sounds of bliss grew as the aircraft rose over 15,000 feet.

The government has significantly raised the prices of tobacco products to curb consumption.

Hatil has invested over Tk 200 crore to renovate its Zirani Bazar factory in Savar with state-of-the-art machinery, including automated

Parents along with their children are hitting the capital's shopping centres as they look to purchase their desired outfit for Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest Muslim festival.

Owners of two motor cars or residential property with a total area of eight thousand square feet in city corporations will have to pay a 10 percent surcharge on their income tax.

The government will bring an end to the vulnerable situation public jute mills are in by running those under the public private partnership (PPP) model.