Biman struggles to complete Hajj preparations
The Biman Bangladesh Airlines authorities are yet to complete Hajj preparations, including the sale of air tickets and renting of houses for pilgrims, even though Hajj flights are set to begin from May 21.
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File photo of Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims on a Saudi Arabia-bound flight at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka Dhaka TribunePM Hasina keenly interested in upcoming city corporation polls
Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina was eager for updates on the upcoming polls to five city corporations immediately after her return to Dhaka after her tri-nation visit to Japan, the US and the UK.
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File Photo: Voting is being held through electronic voting machines (EVMs) exclusively for the first time in Narayanganj cityMehedi Hasan/Dhaka TribunePadma Bridge Rail Link: 75% complete, on course for June 2024 handover
The Padma Bridge Rail Link project, a 172-km railway link being built to connect capital Dhaka to Jessore in the country's south-west, is on course to be completed in June 2024, according to project insiders.
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MEHEDI HASSANWhy not open the world to migration?
If politicians were truly serious about ending global inequality, many economists would say there is one obvious policy: allow greater global migration. A nurse is paid about $1,900 a year in poor countries and about $32,000 in rich countries.
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Representational image Bigstock US announces $1.2bn in new military aid for Ukraine
The United States on Tuesday announced a new $1.2 billion security assistance package for Ukraine to boost the country's air defences and provide it with additional artillery ammunition.
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Rescuers work in the rubble of a damaged residential building after Russian missile strikes targeted several Ukrainian cities overnight in Uman on April 28, 2023 AFP