Cathay cancels flights between Hong Kong and Tel Aviv.Hong Kong’s flagship carrier Cathay Pacific said on Sunday that it was cancelling all flights between the city and Tel Aviv until the end of the year, over the Israel-Hamas conflict. “In view of the ongoing situation in Israel, all Cathay Pacific flights between Hong Kong and […]

5-day Sharadiyo Durgotsab being celebrated with offering Saptami puja.The five-day Sharadiyo Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangalee Hindu community, is being celebrated for the second day today with Maha Saptami puja amid due religious fervor and gaiety. Maha Saptami puja is being held across the country this morning as nabapatrika, nine plants […]

Tight security is in force for Durga Puja,Commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Habibur Rahman today said that security has been beefed up in all areas concerned over the upcoming Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community. “All security measures have been taken centering the Durga Puja considering all kinds of […]

Bangladesh to work with Asia-Pacific region for sustainable energy, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said Bangladesh will work in unison with the Asia-Pacific region to build a secure, sustainable and interconnected energy future. “Regional cooperation, strategic partnerships and policy coordination will realize the existing potential. There is a special […]

Qatar signs 27-year gas deal with Britain’s Shell.Qatar has agreed to supply British firm Shell with natural gas for 27 years, the Gulf emirate’s state-owned energy company announced on Wednesday.Since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine last year, European countries have scrambled to replace lost deliveries of natural gas from Russia. Qatar will supply 3.5 million tonnes […]