File photo of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka Dhaka TribuneSeveral flights from various coronavirus infected countries landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, which is raising concerns among the general publicBangladeshi citizens arriving from various countries are raising concerns about public safety in Bangladesh amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Two USA and Ivory Coast citizens were pushed back from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport yesterday, denying them on-arrival visa as that service has been stopped for now to combat the coronavirus threat. Meanwhile, a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight with 409 Bangladeshis, most of whom went to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 4:15pm yesterday. “No other flights will be accepted further,” said Group Captain AHM Touhid-ul Ahsan, director (security) of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Screening of those who arrived at Dhaka airport is on-going, he added.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 17, 2020 15:11 UTC