Another 339 US citizens leave Dhaka

A total of 339 US citizens left Dhaka early yesterday as the United States government arranged the fourth chartered flight for those who opted to return amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Carrying the US citizens -- mostly expatriate Bangladeshis -- the special flight of US-based chartered airlines Omni Air left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 12:52am, an official of aviation security at the Dhaka airport told The Daily Star.

The US citizens left Bangladesh as part of the US State Department's worldwide drive to take back home citizens who were abroad during the outbreak.

Earlier, 919 US citizens left Bangladesh in three special flights since March 30.

Bangladesh suspended air communication with all countries except China till April 30, following the outbreak of Covid-19.