Bangladesh news

An Independent Commission for Healthier Working Lives, supported by the Health Foundation, is being established to investigate the issue of declining health in the UK ... More

The founder of Thai hotel group Dusit International, Thanpuying Chanut Piyaou, died from natural causes on 3 May 2020 at age 99. Thanpuying Chanut originally ... More

WOHA Architects are creating a new campus for BRAC University in Dhaka, Bangladesh, that will be set in a park and offer a variety of ... More

Google Arts & Culture has created a new online collection of immersive 3D digital imagery that shines a light on the effects of climate change ... More

People from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are still far less likely to be physically active – despite efforts to tackle the deep-rooted ... More

Sport England has revealed details of its latest funding round, which will focus on getting entire families more physically active. As part of its new ... More

Alison Brooks, Alejandro Aravena, Wang Shu, Bjarke Ingels, Elizabeth Diller, Rafael Moneo, Peter Zumthor and David Chipperfield and are among the big names participating in ... More

The first-ever Shark Tank of Wellness Student Competition took place at last week’s Global Wellness Summit in Kitzbuhel, Austria, awarding a top prize of US$5,000 ... More

Four of the six winners of this year’s Aga Khan Award for Architecture are leisure projects. The prestigious prize, which is given every three years, ... More

The Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh is due to go ahead later this month despite three-time winners Australia pulling out due to “security threats”. ... More

Male teams competing in next year’s ICC Twenty20 World Cup stand to earn 93 per cent more than their female counterparts – although the sport ... More

Details have emerged about a new luxury man-made private island, which can give owners a secluded taste of paradise almost anywhere in the world. Dutch ... More

Starwood Hotels & Resorts is bringing the St. Regis brand to the Maldives with the St. Regis Vommuli Resort, set to open in 2016. Starwood ... More

South Asia’s safety record at its zoos continues to be scrutinised after a tiger at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur, Bangladesh, bit ... More

Major stakeholders at the Medical & Wellness Tourism Summit 2014 in New Delhi, India, discussed the need for a national accreditation body for the sector, ... More

Thai hotel management firm Onyx Hospitality Group has plans to expand its footprint by operating 15 more hotels domestically and overseas over the next few ... More

Half of all seven-year-olds in the UK are in risk of suffering from poor health in later life due to sedentary lifestyles. Figures published in ... More

Hotel giant Marriott is to open Bangladesh's largest luxury hotel with the signing of a 700-room JW Marriott-branded property in Dhaka. Located in the centre ... More

Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts has announced a significant growth pipeline with nine new hotels expected to open in the next 12 months. The first ... More

Image: A 2,400sq ft spa will be among the hotel facilities Le Méridien, the hotel chain bought by Starwood Hotels and Resorts in 2005, is ... More

Movenpick Hotels and Resorts, the Switzerland-based hospitality group, has announced 11 new projects across nine countries as part of its continuing international growth strategy. The ... More

Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces has teamed up with Yunnan Tourism Company (YTC) to develop and operate two hotels at the Kunming Expo Garden, Yunnan ... More

Thailand-based consultancy Mai-BS has announced that it is to expand into Bangladesh as part of an agreement with Dominox Legend Holdings. The deal will see ... More