Almost 200 Bangladeshis have registered for the flight back home so far, according to Bangladesh's Consul General in New York Sadia Faizunnesa. The embassy and consulate are only coordinating the flight arrangements with the returnees bearing all the expenses out of their own pockets, she said. The deadline for registering with the consulate or embassy is May 8, according to officials. The special flight will depart either from the Dulles International Airport in Washington, DC or New York's JFK Airport although the flight schedule is yet to be confirmed. Each traveller must collect a medical certification of having no COVID-19 or related symptoms within 72 hours of the flight.

Source: bd News24 May 06, 2020 08:03 UTC