US-Bangla Airlines to resume flights on Muscat-Dhaka route from June 5

US-Bangla Airlines will resume flights on the Muscat-Dhaka route from June 5. During the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, it will operate four weekly flights on the route, following all health guidelines.
3 June 2021, 08:46 AM

25,000 Bangladeshi workers can now return to Oman, Kuwait: CAAB

Uncertainty over the return of around 25,000 Bangladeshi expatriates to their workplaces in Oman and Kuwait is over as Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has withdrawn restriction on the outgoing passengers to these countries.
2 June 2021, 10:41 AM

Australian court upholds ban on most international travel

An Australian court on Tuesday rejected a challenge to the federal government’s draconian power to prevent most citizens from leaving the country so that they don’t bring Covid-19 home.
1 June 2021, 07:13 AM

Philippines extends ban on travel from Bangladesh, 6 other countries

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday extended a ban on inbound travel from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates until June 15, to prevent transmission of the coronavirus variant first discovered in India that is circulating widely in that country and the region.
1 June 2021, 06:41 AM

US-Bangla and Novoair will resume flights to Cox’s Bazar from tomorrow

US-Bangla Airlines and Novoair will resume flights on Dhaka-Cox's Bazar route from tomorrow (June 1) after around two months following the second wave of Covid-19.
31 May 2021, 07:50 AM

Special flight reaches Dhaka with 61 Bangladeshis, foreigners

Sixty-one Bangladeshis and foreign nationals, including Thais, reached Dhaka from Thailand by a special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.
30 May 2021, 06:55 AM

Russia approves Air France, Lufthansa routes avoiding Belarus

Air France and Lufthansa have received approval from Russia for flight routes to the country that avoid Belarusian airspace, the airlines said on Saturday.
29 May 2021, 13:24 PM

US-Bangla increases flights on Dhaka-Sylhet route

US-Bangla Airlines has increased the number of flights on domestic routes due to the increase in the number of passengers. In the last two days, the private airline operator has added 6 flights to different destinations.
29 May 2021, 13:15 PM

Biman resumes flights to Saudi Arabia after 9 days

After nine days of suspension, Biman Bangladesh Airlines today resumed flights to Saudi Arabia in line with the new travel advisory issued by the Gulf country.
29 May 2021, 08:34 AM

Air travel will bounce back strongly by 2023: Iata

Global air travel will bounce back strongly by 2023 as countries roll out Covid-19 vaccines and learn to manage the pandemic, noted the International Air Transport Association (Iata).
27 May 2021, 17:10 PM

Around 1000 Bangladeshi expats fail to book hotels in Saudi Arabia, miss flights

Around 1,000 Saudi-bound Bangladeshi expatriates missed their flights in two days since yesterday as they failed to book hotels for quarantine stay in the Gulf country.
27 May 2021, 08:59 AM

Saudi airlines says it can't assist migrant returnees with hotel bookings

Sufferings of Saudi-bound Bangladeshi expatriate workers centering hotel booking for institutional quarantine reached its climax as Saudi Arabian Airlines announced that they won't be able to facilitate migrant workers from now on regarding hotel bookings.
26 May 2021, 15:33 PM

With Olympics looming, US advises against travel to Japan due to Covid-19

The US State Department on Monday urged against travel to Japan because of a new wave of coronavirus cases just two months before the Tokyo Olympics are set to begin.
25 May 2021, 02:40 AM

Bahrain suspends entry from Bangladesh, other ‘Red List’ countries

Bahrain is suspending entry of travelers from countries on its “Red List”, which includes India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal, from today (May 24), state news agency BNA reported.
24 May 2021, 10:09 AM

Biman to resume flights to Saudi Arabia from May 29

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has planned to resume flight operations to Saudi Arabia from May 29, nine days of flight suspension on this route.
23 May 2021, 18:09 PM

New Saudi travel advisory causing untold sufferings for Bangladeshi migrant workers

Several thousand Saudi Arabia-bound Bangladeshi migrant workers are facing untold sufferings due to new travel advisory issued by the kingdom that requires medical insurance covering the risk of covid-19 infections and hotel reservations for institutional quarantine.
22 May 2021, 13:28 PM

Biman suspends flights to Saudi Arabia for 5 days

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended flights to Saudi Arabia for five days starting today.
20 May 2021, 04:40 AM

Sudan bans travellers from India, imposes other Covid-19 restrictions

Sudan will restrict all travellers who have visited India within the prior two weeks, the country's health emergency committee said in a statement.
19 May 2021, 02:07 AM

Saudi Arabia to reopen to foreign tourists soon, official says

Saudi Arabia plans to soon reopen to foreign tourists, a senior tourism official said on Monday after the kingdom announced the lifting of quarantine restrictions for certain foreign arrivals.
17 May 2021, 10:08 AM

593 Bangladeshis stuck in India return through Akhaura, Benapole land ports

A total of 585 Bangladeshis, who were stranded in India due to the ongoing border closure returned to the country through Akhaura land port in Brahmanbaria from April 26 to May 15, according to the data of Special Branch of Police in Brahmanbaria district.
16 May 2021, 15:29 PM