DUBAI: Basundhara Group, the largest diversified idustrial conglomerate in Bangladesh, will convert all of its four convention centres located at the International Convention City in Dhaka to a cluster of 5,000-bed hospital to help combat the Coronavirus health crisis. Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, Chairman of Basundhara Group, says, “With the global outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus, it is important for the …

ABU DHABI: Etihad Guest, the award-winning loyalty programme of Etihad Airways, launched a campaign to encourage members to donate their Etihad Guest Miles to support the prevention and response efforts in view of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in refugee settings. An initiative in collaboration with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) globally and with Emirates Red Crescent in the Middle …

DUBAI: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) yesterday announced its public bus services will be free of charge for individuals permitted to leave their homes during the extended two-week sterilisation period. Additionally, Dubai Taxi vehicles and franchised taxis will offer a 50 per cent discount on normal fares. The decision follows an announcement made by Dubai’s Supreme Committee of Crisis …

By Kamran Hashim SHARJAH: Priyanka Chopra Jonas announced donating US$ 100,000, as per details announced on her twitter handle @priyankachopra, she said; “for last couple of month I have been working with spiked seltzer producer Bon Viv and we were on verge of launching their new campaign on coming weeks. But our world has changed quickly, and needless to say, …

ISLAMABAD: The Citizens Foundation (TCF) has launched a Rs. 500 Million COVID-19 Response Appeal to battle the devastating impact of the Coronavirus crisis in Pakistan. The organization will be dedicating 20% of all Zakat, Sadqah and donations received during this crisis towards providing essential relief to impacted communities and support to frontline healthcare professionals and volunteers, who need help urgently. With the …

News Desk KARACHI: Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has demanded the Sindh government to suspend the sales tax collection by Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) for six months. KCCI President Agha Shahab Ahmed Khan in a statement on Saturday urged the Chief Minister Sindh to devise some kind of an effective mechanism for providing immediate relief to the perturbed …

DUBAI: The Community Solidarity Fund Against COVID-19 is a major step towards mitigating the economic, social, and health challenges posed by the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), asserted His Excellency Hamad Buamim, President and CEO of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The private sector will have a leading role to play in supporting the initiative, launched by …

HONG KONG: TECNO (www.TECNO-Mobile.com) released its new camera phone, CAMON 15 series through an online launch event, which became a milestone event in the smartphone industry as the first online product launch in Africa. The online launch themed “Magic of Unseen” was not long, but the content was extremely rich: TECNO CAMON 15 unveiling its SONY camera and the trademarked …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Etisalat today announced that it enabled at least one million students in the UAE to access distance learning websites and platforms using its advanced network, with more than 10 million mobile subscribers enjoying free browsing to over 800 websites related to education, health and safety. To support and enable distance learning, free mobile data was made available – …

BIZ TODAY MONITOR AMSTELVEEN: From 02 April 2020 night, KLM will start with an airlift from Schiphol to Australia, which will bring home almost 2000 Dutch travelers in the coming days. KLM operates these flights in collaboration with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In recent weeks, KLM has already brought tens of thousands of travelers from all over the …