Oman has decided to impose a ban on passengers coming from Bangladesh, India and Pakistan in the wake of rising coronavirus cases.

Number of passengers on domestic routes was low today as regular flight operations -- after a recess of 16 days due to restrictions imposed to curb Covid-19 transmission -- resumed.

Due to the urgency of Bangladeshi passengers, CAAB today decided to allow flights of Biman, US-Bangla, China Eastern, and China Southern airlines to operate passenger flights between Dhaka and Chinese destinations under special considerations.

Flight operations on all seven domestic routes in Bangladesh will resume from tomorrow on a limited scale, following a recess of 16 days.

US-Bangla Airlines is going to start flight operation on Dhaka-Guangzhou route from April 24 with special permission from Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh.

The US State Department said on Monday it will boost its "Do Not Travel" guidance to about 80 percent of countries worldwide, citing "unprecedented risk to travelers" from the Covid-19 pandemic.

The ongoing suspension of international flights to and from Bangladesh has been extended for another week, following the government’s decision to extend the strict "lockdown" amid a spike in Covid-19 infections and deaths.

Hong Kong has suspended all flights connecting to India from April 20 to May 3 amid a surge of Covid-19 cases in India.

Four out of 12 special flights, scheduled for today, left the Dhaka airport as of 3:00pm today.

Saudi Arabia-bound special flights for migrant workers will be operated from tomorrow (Sunday).

Middle East-bound migrant workers have demonstrated at Dhaka Airport and in front of the offices of Biman Bangladesh Airline and Saudi Arabian Airlines after a Saudi-bound special flight of Biman was cancelled early today.

Seven special flights -- for migrant workers stuck in the country due to the weeklong ban on international flights -- were cancelled today.

Several hundred Saudi Arabia bound migrant workers demonstrated at Dhaka Airport early this morning due to cancellation of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines special flight.

US-Bangla Airlines will operate 21 special flights to Dubai, Muscat, Doha and Singapore for seven days starting from tomorrow.

Bangladesh passport moved up one notch from last year in the latest edition of the Henley Passport Index, the pioneer ranking of all the world's travel documents.

The High Commission of India in Bangladesh has temporarily suspended operations at all its visa centres across Bangladesh.

European Union countries formally agreed on Wednesday to launch COVID travel passes as a step towards reopening to tourism this summer and will negotiate details with the bloc’s lawmakers in May, two diplomatic sources said.

The government has decided to start special flights to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, and Singapore to ensure that migrant workers can reach their destinations, even though international flights have been suspended due to the "strict lockdown" that went into effect from today across the country.

The US Embassy in Dhaka said it will remain closed for routine US citizen services for the duration of the “lockdown”.

Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has given a detailed outline of the weeklong suspension of all international passenger flights to and from Bangladesh from April 14 following the government's guidance and instruction.