Biman Bangladesh Airlines flights to Madinah, Kuwait and Bangkok have been cancelled till May 31 and flights to Manchester till June 30.

Operations at Hili land port in Dinajpur’s Hakimpur resumed today to facilitate return of Bangladeshis stranded in India due to the border closure.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going to start operating regular flights on Dhaka-Rajshahi-Dhaka route.

Considering the distress of Bangladeshis still stranded in India, three more land ports -- in addition to Benapole, Burimari and Akhaura -- would be opened for their entry from May 16.

The European Union's executive on Wednesday called on countries of the bloc to temporarily halt non-essential travel from India, to limit the spread of a Covid-19 variant.

A total of 52 Bangladeshi citizens, stranded in Nepal due to suspension of regular flights following a surge of Covid-19 cases in the Himalayan state, returned home this afternoon by a special flight.

Around 50 Bangladeshi citizens -- including several migrant workers -- stranded in Nepal due to the suspension of regular flights, are scheduled to return to Dhaka this afternoon by a special flight.

Kuwait has banned direct commercial flight operations with Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka until further notice amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate two additional flights from Dhaka to Dubai on May 12 before United Arab Emirates’ suspension of entry of travellers from Bangladesh comes into effect from May 13.

Thailand on Monday widened its travel ban to international arrivals from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal in a bid to prevent the Indian variant of Covid-19 from entering the country.

United Arab Emirates today suspended entry of travelers from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka, which comes into effect from May 12.

No passenger from Nepal will be allowed to enter Bangladesh from tomorrow, Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAb) said today.

Ferries carrying thousands of passengers and ambulances were seen operating on Shimulia-Bangabazar route this morning.

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will be deployed on Paturia-Daulatdia and Shimulia- Banglabazar routes in Manikganj and Munshiganj from tomorrow morning to control the rush of holidaymakers risking Covid-19 infections.

The government has decided to extend the closure of border with India for 14 more days as the Covid-19 situation continues to worsen in India.

Speakers, including aviation experts and top officials of the country’s three airlines, today said the second wave of Covid-19 has hit the aviation sector at a time when it was trying to turn around, braving the losses caused by the first wave of the virus last year.

Three ferries today left the Paturia Ferry Terminal for Daulatdia Terminal amid pressure from a huge numbers of passengers.

Long-distance buses are plying Dhaka-Tangail highway, violating restriction imposed by the government to curb transmission of Covid-19.

Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia and Shimulia-Kathalbaria routes have been suspended since early today as per government instructions to curb the spread of coronavirus infection ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.

Australian citizens stranded in Covid-ravaged India will be able to return home from May 15, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday (May 7), as Sydney remains on high alert for a potential outbreak.