Travel

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11 January 2026, 15:17 PM

Chattogram airport terminal driveway closed to non-passengers

6 January 2026, 12:28 PM Travel

New ordinance could shut down 5,000 agencies: Travel sector leaders

4 January 2026, 19:43 PM Travel

Biman suspending Dhaka-Manchester flights from Feb 1

4 January 2026, 12:44 PM Travel

5 honeymoon destinations that beat Cox’s Bazar

18 December 2025, 11:05 AM Travel

Why you should explore Bangladesh in your 20s

15 December 2025, 13:07 PM Travel

US widens travel ban to more than 30 countries

5 December 2025, 16:41 PM Travel

Planning a trip to St Martin’s Island? Here’s how to get the travel pass

2 December 2025, 06:47 AM Bangladesh

Saint Martin’s Island: Tourist season with overnight stays begins tomorrow

30 November 2025, 14:12 PM Travel

Sea breeze, moon-boats and silent shores — Teknaf in November

27 November 2025, 11:59 AM Travel

India might resume international flights by year-end

India is expected to resume regular international flights, which have remained suspended for more than 20 months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, by the end of this year, the country’s Civil Aviation Ministry Secretary Rajiv Bansal said today.

24 November 2021, 11:04 AM

New Zealand opens for foreign tourists from April 30

New Zealand said on Wednesday that fully vaccinated foreign travellers will be able to enter the country from April 30, easing its border curbs that have been in place since the pandemic hit in March of last year.

24 November 2021, 03:45 AM

Biman to resume Dhaka-Bangkok flights from Dec 2

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will resume flights on the Dhaka-Bangkok-Dhaka route from December 2.

22 November 2021, 13:24 PM

Vietnam resort island welcomes tourists after 2 years

More than 200 foreign tourists arrived on Vietnam’s largest Phu Quoc island on Saturday, the first to visit the Southeast Asian country after nearly two years of border closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

20 November 2021, 14:02 PM

Bill passed for tour operators to get regulated

The parliament today passed a bill to make it mandatory for tour operators and guides to get registered.

18 November 2021, 09:31 AM

India starts accepting foreign tourists after 1 and half years

India opened up to fully-vaccinated foreign tourists -- on board commercial flights -- from today after a 19-month shutdown, raising the hopes of a hospitality industry badly battered by Covid-19 pandemic.

15 November 2021, 10:10 AM

Group of women to sue Qatar over invasive search at Doha airport

A group of women subjected to invasive gynaecological searches at Doha airport will sue Qatari authorities, seeking redress for an ordeal that sparked global condemnation, their lawyer told AFP Monday.

15 November 2021, 04:28 AM

To revive tourism, Malaysia will reopen to international visitors by Jan 1

Malaysia will reopen its borders to international visitors by Jan 1 at the latest, a government advisory council said on Thursday (Nov 11), as the country seeks to revive its ailing tourism sector.

12 November 2021, 06:06 AM

Start direct flights between Agartala and Dhaka, Ctg: Tripura CM to Indian Aviation Minister

Biplab Kumar Deb, chief minister of the northeastern Indian state of Tripura today urged the Indian Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia to start direct international flights on Agartala-Dhaka and Agartala-Chattogram routes.

10 November 2021, 15:05 PM

No flights at Dhaka airport for 8 hours every day, from Dec 9 to Mar 10

The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has decided to halt flight operations at Dhaka airport from 12:00am to 8:00am each day, from December 9 to March 10 next year.

10 November 2021, 13:29 PM

India to start issuing tourist visa for Bangladeshi air travellers from Nov 15: Doraiswami

India will start issuing visas for Bangladeshi tourists from November 15, but they must travel by air, Indian High Commissioner Vikram Kumar Doraiswami said today.

9 November 2021, 05:25 AM

As Thailand opens borders, tourists start flowing in

The streets of Bangkok are buzzing with start-stop traffic and thronging crowds as Thailand rounds off its first week of relaxed border controls that waive quarantine for travellers from more than 60 countries and territories.

7 November 2021, 08:34 AM

Tourism reopening in Asia with biggest spender Chinese stuck at home

Asia's gradual easing of international travel curbs is proving a welcome relief for the region's hard-hit tourism operators slowly opening up to visitors from around the world - with one giant exception.

4 November 2021, 08:57 AM

Australia to recognise India’s Covaxin for ensuring status of incoming travellers

Australia today said it would recognise India’s indigenous Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, for establishing the vaccination status of a person travelling to the country.

1 November 2021, 07:49 AM

Thailand reopens to vaccinated tourists from over 60 countries

Hundreds of vaccinated foreign tourists are scheduled to arrive in Bangkok on Monday, the first wave of visitors to Thailand in 18 months who will not have to undergo quarantine for the coronavirus.

1 November 2021, 07:14 AM

Australia set for international border reopening for vaccinated public

Quarantine-free travel from New Zealand to Australia will resume from Monday, Australia's tourism minister said on Sunday, as the country readies itself for a partial reopening of its international borders for the first time since March 2020.

31 October 2021, 04:49 AM

Singapore lifting travel restrictions on Bangladeshis from Oct 27

Travellers who have visited Bangladesh and five other countries that Singapore was previously closed off to will be allowed to enter from Wednesday (October 27), as the nation continues to adjust border measures in response to the global Covid-19 situation.

23 October 2021, 10:25 AM