The authorities at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport today greeted passengers with flowers.

Major US air carriers warned on Wednesday that plans by wireless carriers to use spectrum for 5G wireless services starting January 5 could disrupt thousands of daily flights and cost air passengers $1.6 billion annually in delays.

Fifty years have now passed since that glorious day in December 1971 when we achieved victory after a battle for nine months.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ regular flight BG 047 on the Dhaka-Dubai route will depart at 07:45 pm local time -- instead of 08:35 pm -- from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka from tomorrow (December 16) till February 9 next year.

Australia on Wednesday reopened borders to vaccinated skilled migrants and foreign students after a near two-year ban on their entry, in a bid to boost an economy hit by stop-start Covid-19 lockdowns and restart international travel.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is increasing the number of flights on the Dhaka-Bangkok-Dhaka route every week, due to demand of passengers.

Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt confirmed on Monday that the country’s borders will open as planned for some visa holders this week.

“Green. If you don’t mean Dhaka, but the whole country, I can’t think of anything other than vast lush fields of green crops almost everywhere.” – Mehraz Hossain

Another 14 December, another reminder of the dark episode that unfolded on this day 50 years ago. Hours before the Pakistan army surrendered, collaborators of the occupational forces helped them erase some of the brightest names of this country.

Gender-based violence, unfortunately, is not a concept we are unfamiliar with. In fact, according to UNICEF, gender-based violence is the most pervasive yet least visible human rights violation in the world.

There is a long and proud history of each nation (mostly) and we as Bangladeshis are strangers to taking pride in ours. Nothing wrong in that. But there are also some quintessentially Bangladeshi character traits that could be seen with a touch of humour or inquiry, if I may.

Although some forms of abuse are easier to detect early on, in a lot of cases, acts of emotional abuse have a tendency to go unnoticed, even by those who fall victim to it.

There is no way, that we can skip maintenance of our psychiatric needs at any given point and still expect to live healthy and functioning lives.

Minutes after giving birth I realised, my little one simply hated being soiled and would scream at the top of his lungs as if his tiny little bum was on fire. Right out of the blues came an angel in disguise.

A weekend-long extravaganza that was the ultimate medley of song, celebration and fashion, the Bangladesh Couture Week 2021 championed the majesty of Bangladeshi silk in all its forms and glory.

Certain aspects of travel are better left to imagination, but what happened this time threw us off balance.

On 4 December, Twelve Clothing Ltd., a lifestyle fashion brand has launched an exclusive new outlet at Mirpur-2.

To celebrate the 50 years of victory of Bangladesh, InterContinental Dhaka has arranged a three-day Bengali food festival called “Bijoy 50 Uthsob”. The food festival will start from December 16 and will continue until December 18, 2021.

Bishwo Rang is all set to step into the 27th year of its colourful journey this December and it has come bearing gifts for us. As a symbol of gratitude to all customers, the fashion house is offering up to 70 percent discount on its products across all outlets starting from 5 November until the stocks actually run out!

How you connect with a colour largely depends on who you are: where you are from and what culture and country you belong to. And so, this makes us ask, what do different colours symbolise in Bangladesh, how do we perceive certain colours, and how do they relate to our national identity?