APBn at odds with aviation force over security duties
A conflict has emerged between the Aviation Security Force (AVSEC) and the Airport Armed Police Battalion (APBn) over security responsibilities at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA). APBn claims that AVSEC took control of their office on October 28, hindering their ability to perform duties effectively
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HSIA Third Terminal: Biman to be sole ground handling service provider
As Biman is set to take charge of ground handling for the third terminal at Dhaka airport for two years, stakeholders are raising concerns about its ability to manage such a large terminal.
1w ago
Reforms first, then polls
The Islami Andolan Bangladesh prioritises reforms over elections but also believes the government should announce a timeline of its own accord. Still in talks with other Islamist parties for a grand coalition, Islami Andolan chief Syed Mohammad Rezaul Karim told The Daily Star during an exclusive interview that it favoured proportional representation instead of the prevailing ‘first-past-the-post’ election system.
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CAAB may adopt more liberal air transport policies
Ethiopian civil aviation chief commends CAAB's role in developing Bangladesh's aviation sector
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Ethiopian Airlines thrives with expert-driven operations
Says its regional director Solomon Bekele
2w ago
Will apologise if ’71 crimes are proven beyond doubt: Shafiqur
Jamaat-e-Islami will own up to crimes committed during the Liberation War if they are proven beyond doubt.
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‘Jamaat to end cycle of revenge’
Bangladesh’s vicious cycle of political retribution stops with Jamaat-e-Islami, said its Ameer Shafiqur Rahman.
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Full transcript of interview with Jamaat Ameer Shafiqur Rahman
The full transcript of Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman's interview with The Daily Star
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June 9, 2024
Saad Ershad comes under ‘friendly’ fire
The Jatiyo Party officially split for the fifth time on March 9 this year when a faction, led by Raushan Ershad, severed ties with the GM Quader-led group and held a council of their own. They labeled themselves as the “Real Jatiyo Party”.
June 6, 2024
Political parties react to proposed budget
After Finance Minister AH Mahmood Ali presented the proposed FY25 budget in the parliament today, political parties were divided on the subject, some terming it “practical”, while others calling it “unrealistic”, and “a new plan for looting”
June 4, 2024
682 hajj pilgrims in a bind as funds stuck in bank
A total of 682 hajj pilgrims are facing uncertainty about traveling to Saudi Arabia this year as their flight tickets have not been booked.
June 3, 2024
MP Azim Murder: Siam texted from MP’s phone after his killing
Siam Hossain, a suspect in the murder of Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar, went to India via Nepal and returned to the Himalayan country after killing the lawmaker at a Kolkata flat.
June 2, 2024
Jobs in Malaysia: Mismanagement left over 3k workers with no ticket to KL
Mismanagement by government authorities and local recruiting agents led to over 3,000 workers failing to reach Malaysia before the deadline of May 31.
June 2, 2024
MP Azim Murder: Azim ‘taxed’ every gold bar smuggled
Anwarul Azim Anar, the recently slain MP of Jhenaidah-4, was a powerful figure in the criminal underworld with his tight grip over a gold smuggling racket as well as the narcotics trafficking in the region, investigators say.
June 2, 2024
MP Azim Murder: ‘Celesty was supposed to receive Azim at Kolkata flat’
Celesty Rahman, a friend of Aktaruzzaman, alleged mastermind of the murder of Jhenaidah-4 MP Anawarul Azim Anar, was responsible for receiving the lawmaker at a flat in Kolkata’s New Town on May 13.
May 31, 2024
Buyers shift to Delhi airport as higher expenses make Dhaka unattractive
The tariff at the largest airport in Bangladesh is so high that buyers stay competitive even when their goods travel a distance of nearly 1,900 kilometres in trucks from the country to Delhi via Benapole and Petrapole.
May 31, 2024
MP Azim Murder: His ‘friends’ played a role
Investigators are now analysing the roles of Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar’s relatives and friends to find further clues about his gruesome murder in Kolkata.
May 30, 2024
Plane Purchase: ‘Airbus’s second proposal far better than the first’
Biman’s outgoing Managing Director and CEO Shafiul Azim said the Airbus’s second proposal to sell its aircraft to the national flag carrier was far better than the first one.
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