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Cabinet okays bill on licence for tour operators
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 01:29pm on January 25, 2021
The cabinet on Monday approved the draft of ‘Bangladesh Tour Operator and Tour Guide (Registration and Management) Bill, 2021 making registration mandatory for tour operators...
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UK announces S Africa travel curbs over new virus strain
Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 12:06am on December 25, 2020
Britain on Wednesday introduced restrictions on travel from South Africa over the spread of another new variant of coronavirus, UK health minister Matt Hancock said....
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Travel tax collection falls by 89pc in July-Sept
Jasim Uddin | Updated at 11:22pm on November 14, 2020
Travel tax collection declined drastically by Tk 304 crore or 89 per cent in the first quarter of the current fiscal year 2020-2021 due to very...
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Singapore Airlines suffers record loss as virus hits aviation
Agence France-Presse . Singapore | Updated at 11:49pm on November 06, 2020
Singapore Airlines on Friday reported a record net loss for its fiscal second quarter as the carrier continued to reel from the impact of the...
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Canada extends international travellers ban
Agence France-Presse .Ottawa | Updated at 11:03am on October 31, 2020
Canada on Friday extended a restriction on non-essential international entries until the end of November as COVID-19 cases rise, while easing quarantine rules for some...
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India announces guidelines for Bangladeshi passengers
Diplomatic Correspondent | Updated at 12:36pm on October 23, 2020
India has enforced guidelines for all air and water route passengers from Bangladesh with effect from Thursday. All Bangladeshis and their dependents can apply for all...
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KSA to ease international flight restrictions Tuesday
Agence France-Presse. Riyadh | Updated at 10:37am on September 14, 2020
Saudi Arabia will partially lift its suspension on international flights from Tuesday, the interior ministry said, six months after travel curbs were imposed due to...
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With travel limited, plane cafes take off in Thailand
Agence France-Presse . Bangkok | Updated at 10:55pm on September 13, 2020
With millions around the world stuck at home due to the pandemic, ‘plane cafes’ in Thailand are offering customers the chance to pretend they are...
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Saudi makes return conditional from Bangladesh, 24 countries
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 11:37am on September 03, 2020
Saudi Arabian Airlines cited requirements for travel to 25 countries including Bangladesh and announced seven conditions for the passengers returning to the kingdom once it...
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Motive yet to be identified
Muktadir Rashid | Updated at 12:19am on September 01, 2020
Two investigations have yet to determine the reason behind the killing of retired army major Sinha Md Rashed Khan in police firing while he was...