DHAKA: Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina is expected to go on a four-day state visit to the neighboring country India on April 7. The Premier has not visited India on a state tour since her last visit in 2010. In the meantimes, few attempts were taken to arrange a visit, however, the process

CAIRO, EGYPT: Bangladesh embassy in Cairo of Egypt is known as three-man mission -- an ambassador, a counselor and a first secretary (labor). But, currently, the embassy is a two-man mission as the post of the Ambassador has been vacant for the last five months. Counselor Shafiqur

DHAKA: Apart from Bangla, more than 40 mother tongues have been found in Bangladesh, though there was a conception that the country possesses 15 to 25 mother languages so far.  The fact that has finally been revealed through several individual researches and also the continuous

FROM SHUSHILAN GUEST HOUSE (TIGER POINT): Banglanews24.com Editor-in-Chief Alamgir Hossain suggested that appointment of tourism-friendly deputy commissioners (DCs) in the potential districts is essential for the development of the industry. He came up with the remarks while addressing

FROM SHUSHILAN GUEST HOUSE (TIGER POINT): Alamgir Hossain, Editor-in-Chief of the country’s leading online newsportal Banglanews24.com, said although it is very tough to work on tourism in remote areas, Banglanews is doing it with the help of local people and authorities concerned.

FROM SHUSHILAN GUEST HOUSE (TIGER POINT): Country’s leading online news portal Banglanews24.com has begun the much awaited discussion over the prospect of tourism in Sundarbans on Saturday morning. The day-long program started around 10:00am at Shushilan Guest House (Tiger Point) of

BANDARBAN: Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) chairman Dr Aparup Chowdhury said tourism creates one job in every two and half seconds across the world. He made the disclosure while addressing as chief guest at the concluding day of 2-day discussion, organized by country’s leading

BANDARBAN: Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) civil and environment engineering department professor Zahir Bin Alam said that tourists will get confidence on tourist guides if they have licenses. He also opined that guides should come under registration with training

BANDARBAN: Tourism Police inspector Suhrid Chakma said Tourism Police are working to solve the problems of tourists in the district. He made the assertion while speaking at Banglanews-organized two-day discussion on the prospect of tourism in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) region held at

BANDARBAN: Nezarat Deputy Collector (NDC) Hossain Muhammad Al Mujahid, in a discussion, hoped that Bandarban tourism will get a new dimension and also reach a new height, if proper measures are taken. He said: “A number of components are required to flourish the tourism industry of a

BANDARBAN: Banglanews Editor-in-Chief Alamgir Hossain opined that creation of Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) post for tourism in tourism-rich districts is needed for further development of this sector. He made the assertion while delivering a welcome speech as the chair on the

Sohelur Rahman, Senior Newsroom Editor BACK FROM PANCHHARI, KHAGRACHARI: My mission was to see the biggest Buddha statue of South Asia in Khagrachhari. I reached there at 7:00am at ‘Shantipur Aranya Kutir’ in Shantipur village of Panchhari upazilla of the district. While

TEA HEAVEN RESORT (SREEMANGAL): Banglanews Editor-in-Chief Alamgir Hossain in his concluding speech said young generation of the country will not derail if tourism flourishes. ‘The youth will pass time in visiting several places if we can develop domestic tourism,’ he added. He

TEA HEAVEN RESORT (SREEMANGAL): Civil aviation and tourism minister Rashed Khan Menon opined that local people can extensively be employed through the development of tourism. He came up with the announcement while addressing a discussion on the prospects of tourism in greater Sylhet.

TEA HEAVEN RESORT (SREEMANGAL): Banglanews Editor-in-Chief Alamgir Hossain in his concluding speech said that the newsportal will always uphold the possibilities of tourism in Sylhet region. He made this assertion at a special discussion on the prospects and problems of tourism in

TEA HEAVEN RESORT (SREEMANGAL): A good number of hotels, motels and resorts will be constructed for tourists in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar district as part of government initiative in flourishing tourism industry of Bangladesh. Civil aviation and tourism minister Rashed Khan

TEA HEAVEN RESORT (SREEMANGAL): Moulvibazar additional deputy commissioner (ADC) Mohammad Mashooqur Rahman Sikdar demanded a tourism institute for unlocking the potentials of the sector in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar district. He made this demand while addressing a special

TEA HEAVEN RESORT (SREEMANGAL): Sylhet district unit general secretary of Workers’ Party Sikandar Alim commented that the main hindrance for the development of tourism in Sylhet division is communication. He made this remark while addressing a special discussion on the prospects and

TEA HEAVEN RESORT (SREEMANGAL): Sreemangal police station officer-in-charge (OC) M Mahbubur Rahman said local administration has a shortage of vehicles to provide security to the tourists. He came up with the assertion while addressing a daylong discussion, organized by online

DHAKA: Imagine a street, wrapped in the shadows of trees, with rays of sunshine escaping and hitting the ground surface from the gaps among the leaves and the branches; the trees from both sides of the street are bent towards each other, as though they are attracted to one another,