B'desh suspends all intl flights except 4 routes
Saturday - March 21, 2020 12:29 pm ,
Category : WORLD
Dhaka, March 21 (IANS) Bangladesh has suspended all international fights except on four routes -- UK, China, Hong Kong and Thailand -- starting Saturday till March 31 due to the global coronavirus pandemic.International commercial passenger flights with 10 countties -- Malaysia, Oman, Singapore, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, India, and Bahrain -- have been suspended, The Daily Star quoted the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) as saying in a statement.Till Friday, flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines had temporarily suspended 15 out of its 17 flights to international destinations.Bangladesh has so far reported 20 coronavirus cases, with one fatality.
--IANS ksk/
--IANS ksk/
