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Anyone planning to travel from Dhaka through Dubai Airport? Well here is an update on instructions by the Dubai Airport Authorities. These rules will be effective from 1st August 2020. Travellers from Bangladesh need to be aware.  All passengers are required to obtain a negative COVID-19 certificate before arriving at DXB or BWC. Passengers from Bangladesh will undergo another PCR test upon arrival at DXB or DWC. All passengers including citizens, residents, and tourists departing from DXB or DWC to take to the European Union or United Kingdom are required to carry a negative COVID-19 certificate. Children under the age 12 and children with moderate to severe disabilities are exempt from PCR.  Negative COVID-19 certificate should be valid for 96 hours from the time of PCR.  Source: AOCC@dubaiairpots.ae

by Kunwal Malik My name is Kunwal Malik. I am an influencer by the name of HalalFoodAddict and the face behind the brand “ This Is She ” (Instagram- thisisshe.official ) and the founder of DigiMerlin . A business that focuses on growing businesses digitally. Like mine, many businesses rely on digital and influencer marketing nowadays. It is the most convenient way for anyone to market as you can just sit at home and reach customers anywhere in the world. Pretty sweet, right? It is if it’s done correctly.  The convenience and ease comes with the risk of wasting your money. That’s why it is important to use the right strategies to make influencer and social media marketing more effective.  As an influencer and a business owner, I wanted to share some helpful tips for businesses thinking of growing their businesses using influencer marketing.                         Some Strategies to use when considering Influencer Ma...

The people of  Dhaka have the wonderful opportunity to visit all the historical places of significance within the city. A visit to see the Wall which portrays the history of independence is a very exciting experience for all, whether you are young or old.  The wall called the "Janatar Deyal"  has pictorials made in Terracotta by artists of Bangladesh depicting the history for people to visualize the incidents that took place during the war of Independence. A visual lesson in history for the new generation.  Janatar Deyal Underground, below the Glass Tower Monument and the mural on the 'Janatar Deyal', there is  a Museum of Independence which depicts the struggle for independence of Bangladesh. The history of the nation since Mughal times to independence in 1971 is displayed there. The Museum is the only underground museum in Bangladesh. It is situated in the 67 acres complex at Suhrawardy Udyan, at the sight were Sheikh Mujibur Rahman gave his historic speech de...

The Canon which used to sit at the corner of Gulistan, was a landmark which is remembered by many still. The younger generation have not had the opportunity to see it as often as the older generation. As it is now placed at the entrance of Osmani Uddyan, Ramna, Dhaka. This cannon was built by local technicians on the order of Mir Jumla II, who was appointed as Governor of Bengal by Mughal Emperor Aurangazeb. He ordered two cannons to be built named Bibi Marium and Kale Jamjam also known as Kale Khan. One was given a female name and the other a male. They were placed both sides of the Buriganga Riverin Swarighat in front of 'Barakatra' and the other on a sandbar near Jinjira. They were placed there to defend Dhaka's waterfront from frequent attacks of the Mogh and Arakan pirates.  Jumla took both of these cannons when he attacked Assam. They were later placed in front of the Bara Katra to ward off Arkanese Pirates. The Bibi Mariam survived, but its male named counterpart w...

by Shermana Azam We all are stuck in different countries unable to travel for business trips, family trip, or going back home. Now we have finally got a few airlines arranged with lot of safety precaution in this COVID-19 pandemic and Qatar airways is one of those airlines who has arranged these safety precautions. I recently traveled on Qatar airways and I am sharing a my COVID-19 travel experience from Dhaka to Vancouver. Traveling in this pandemic is tough because you will be going through lots of airport sections and people before boarding the plane. I was a bit stressed about our Dhaka airport since so much was going on else where. But to my surprise it was okay. Passengers were all wearing mask and gloves, maintaining their social distances and following what needs to be done. I upgraded my ticket to travel comfortably which was really rewarding. Qatar Airways provided us with the face shield to wear on flight. Our flight was from Dhaka to Doha to Montreal to Vancouver, BC. A ver...

  The Doel Chattar (aka The Doel Square) is a sculpture of our National Bird, the oriental magpie-robin, locally known as the Doel. It is a popular place for shopping traditional Bangladeshi handicrafts made of bamboo, wood, jute and pottery. Dhaka Doel Chattar In the old days, where the Doel Chattar or Doel Square stands today, near Curzon Hall there used to be a market for slaves. People were sold by merchants from far and wide, who were then taken by their masters, to far off lands like Sumatra, Afghanistan, Syria, and many other places. Dhaka city   is nearly 500 years old. The city is engulfed with many secrets of the past. It is a large city and being the capital of the Mughal Empire, there was open trade and business and the cost of living was cheap.   As the population in the city increased, so did the demand for slaves. There is proof of slave trading in Dhaka found in many different Bengali and English historical documents. This Doel Square was then a sla...