Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh said they are planning to suspend regular flight operations on international routes from Dhaka amid countrywide full lockdown, slated to begin from April 14, to curb spread of Covid-19.

Aiming to revive its tourism industry and get ahead of rival destinations, Malta plans to offer foreign visitors a handout of up to 200 euros ($238.10) each if they stay at least three days on the Mediterranean island this summer.

Malaysia’s Sime Darby Plantation on Thursday brought back over 100 migrant workers from Bangladesh as part of a pilot scheme to overcome labour shortages caused by the coronavirus pandemic and a freeze on recruitment of new foreign workers. Sime Darby told Reuters in an email that the scheme was being “conducted in collaboration with the Malaysian government to put return-to-work plans in motion in a controlled and safe manner.”

Singapore will next month accept visitors who use a mobile travel pass containing digital certificates for Covid-19 tests and vaccines, its aviation regulator said on Monday, becoming one of the first countries to adopt the initiative.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines have decided to reschedule the flights on April 5, 9, 14 and 19 on the Dhaka-Doha route and operate those flights on April 7, 12, 16 and 21.

Saudi authorities said Monday only people immunised against Covid-19 will be allowed to perform the year-round umrah pilgrimage from the start of Ramadan, the holy fasting month for Muslims.

A total of 272 Bangladeshi migrant workers were repatriated from Lebanon today amid a ban on arrivals from the middle-eastern country due to the rapid surge in Coronavirus infections.

In Thailand, it’s the all-important tourism sector that has jumped to the head of the Covid-19 vaccination line, with the country’s most popular resort island embarking on a mass inoculation programme two months ahead of the rest of the country.

Two passenger and two cargo flights could not land at the Dhaka Airport due to the nor’wester that hit the capital today.

A Bangladeshi expat – Shahed Ahmed Moulvifaiz (55) – in Al Ain won Dh10 million on Saturday in the latest “Big Ticket” draw in Abu Dhabi, reports Gulf News.

A Bangladeshi expat – Shahed Ahmed Moulvifaiz (55) – in Al Ain won Dh10 million on Saturday in the latest “Big Ticket” draw in Abu Dhabi, reports Gulf News.

Hundreds of home-bound people are waiting at different points on Dhaka-Tangail highway since this morning for public transport following the declaration of a seven-day restriction across the country starting from tomorrow to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Hajj and Umrah Management Bill 2021 was placed in parliament today -- in principle -- to deal with irregularities and mismanagement in the sector.

To curb the spread of Covid-19, Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has decided to suspend all domestic flights in Bangladesh from Monday (April 5), Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh Chairman Air Vice Marshal M Mafidur Rahman told The Daily Star today.

A Bill titled “The Bangladesh Tour Operators and Tour Guides (Registration and Operation) Bill, 2021” was placed in parliament today for mandating tour operators and guides to get registered.

Shaṭ Gambuj Mosque and the eastern part of the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world, in Bagerhat district will be closed to visitors till April 15 to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Visitors from Bangladesh, Philippines, Pakistan and Kenya will be banned from traveling to UK from 4:00am of April 9, according to a news story on the GOV.UK website.

Operation of regular flights will be suspended if Covid-19 situation deteriorates. Permission will not be given either at present to operate special flights to and from Dhaka considering the situation.

Movement of all tourist ships on the Teknaf-Saint Martin’s Island route of Cox’s Bazar was suspended from today due to a surge in Covid-19 cases across the country.

Passengers from European countries, except the UK, and 12 other countries will not be allowed to enter Bangladesh.