File photo of a Bangladesh Biman plane at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Rajib Dhar/Dhaka TribuneA special flight of Maldivian Airlines landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) with 200 Bangladeshis at 5:30pm on Saturday241 Bangladeshi citizens have returned home from Egypt and Maldives, where they were stranded due to Covid-19 forced flight suspensions. A special flight of Maldivian Airlines landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) with 200 Bangladeshis at 5:30pm on Saturday. Earlier in the day, another 41Bangladeshi nationals were brought back from Egypt’s Cairo by a special chartered flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. Tahera Khondoker, deputy general manager (public relations) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, confirmed the matter to Dhaka Tribune. However, only Malaysian nationals, Malaysian residency permit holders, students, and transit passengers will be able to travel by the airlines.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 05, 2020 13:07 UTC