Flight Operations to Remain Suspended Till May 30

The ban on international passenger flights has been extended until May 30, said a CAAB press release.

Bahrain, Bhutan, Hong Kong, India, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and United Kingdom (UK) will come under the restriction, the release added.

But special flights, air ambulance, emergency landing flights and cargo flights will remain out of the purview of the ban, it said.

On March 15, the country suspended on-arrival visas for all countries for two weeks.

The suspension was extended several times.

Bangladesh on Thursday reported the detection of 1041 new coronavirus cases and 14 deaths in the last 24 hours until morning.

The country’s confirmed cases now stand at 18,863 and of them, 283 have died.

Source: UNB