Travel

Coronavirus: Chinese officials advise against travel to Wuhan

Shawdesh Desk: Chinese authorities have advised people to stop travel into and out of Wuhan, the city at the centre of a new virus outbreak that has killed nine. Those

Chinese theme park faces backlash for forcing pig to bungee jump

A Chinese theme park has left thousands enraged with a stunt where they forced a pig to bungee jump off a 223-foot high tower. Video footage of the pig squealing

5 climbers attempt to scale Everest during harsh winter

Shawdesh Desk: Five climbers are attempting to scale Mount Everest, battling extreme cold, high winds and piled-up snow and ice as they try to become the first to reach the

The World’s best seafood restaurant

Shawdesh Desk: Chef Ángel León wants to change how people think about seafood, and by all accounts, he’s succeeding. His three-Michelin-starred restaurant, Aponiente, has made waves around the world by

Japan tops 2020 list of world’s most powerful passports

What’s the travel document that opens more doors around the world than any other? It’s a Japanese passport. The Henley Passport Index, which periodically measures the world’s most travel-friendly passports,

US issues travel alert for Israel, Palestine

The US government on Monday issued a travel advisory that urged its citizens to stay alert while travelling in Israel and Palestine. The US embassy in Israel said in a

Tourism: Nepal to appoint 3 Bangladeshi personalities as goodwill envoys

The Embassy of Nepal in Dhaka will formally appoint and honour three renowned personalities of Bangladesh – two time-Mt. Everest Summiteer MA Mohit, popular singer Mehreen Bhuiyan Mahmud and popular

US-Bangla offers Thailand holiday packages

Shawdesh Desk: The private carrier, US-Bangla Airlines on Saturday announced special holiday packages to Bangkok, Pattaya sea beach, Phuket and Krabi in Thailand to be effective from January 11 to