Travel advisory

Travel advisory

Dhaka 6th riskiest city for tourists

Says Forbes Advisor report

10m ago

Oman suspends visa for Bangladeshis

Oman has suspended the issuance of visas across all categories for Bangladeshis from Tuesday until further notice, reported The Times of Oman yesterday, quoting Royal Oman Police (ROP), the Gulf country’s immigration authority.

1y ago

Dorm for expatriate workers: Good initiative that needs promotion

Expatriate workers usually come to Dhaka one of two days ahead of their flight abroad from different districts of the country.

2y ago

Conjunctivitis Patients: Prescription must to travel abroad

Authorities at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport yesterday advised patients suffering from conjunctivitis to come to the airport with a doctor’s prescription and necessary medicines before traveling abroad.

2y ago

India restores all valid visas

India yesterday restored all currently valid regular (paper) visas, in a development that will be much cheered by Bangladeshis, who account for the highest number of tourist arrivals.

3y ago

Covid surge in India: 7-day mandatory home quarantine for international passengers from Jan 11

Amid Omicron-driven surge in Covid-19 cases, India today announced revised and more stringent guidelines for international passengers under which they will have to undergo mandatory home quarantine for a week on arrival in the country, even if they test negative for the infection at the point of entry.

3y ago

AFP, Ottawa

Santa has been cleared for travel in Canada’s airspace after showing proof of vaccination and a pre-flight negative Covid test, the transport minister said Thursday.

3y ago

‘Take measures to reduce airfares on Middle Eastern routes’

Expressing concern over the high airfare to different Middle Eastern destinations, the Expatriates’ Welfare Ministry today sent a letter to the civil aviation ministry to take measures to reduce the price of air tickets.

3y ago

Biman flights to India restart on Sunday

Biman Bangladesh has announced resumption of flights to India from Sunday.

3y ago

Biman to resume flights to India from August 22

Biman Bangladesh has announced to resume flights to India from August 22, sources in the national airliner has said.

3y ago

Bangladesh imposes new restriction on air travel from Malaysia, 10 other countries

The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has imposed new restrictions on air travel from 11 countries.

3y ago

Air bubble flights with India might start next week

Bangladesh has recently given a proposal to India regarding launching air bubble flights with the country.

3y ago

Philippines extends travel ban for Bangladesh, 9 other countries over Delta concerns

The Philippines will extend a ban on travelers from Bangladesh and nine other countries till end of August because of concerns posed by the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, the presidential spokesperson said today.

3y ago

Biman’s online sales partner suspends service over ‘nonpayment of dues’

Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ online ticket sales have been suspended for the last three days after its online sales partner Travelshop Ltd suspended the service, causing problems for passengers during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

3y ago

Flights to India: Resumption from next week likely

Air communication with India is likely to resume from next week on a limited scale considering the urgency of people of both countries, sources at the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh said.

3y ago

Umrah process resumes for vaccinated Bangladeshis

The process of performing Umrah in Makkah, Saudi Arabia resumed today for the Bangladeshi pilgrims who have received both doses of coronavirus vaccine.

3y ago

Flights to India may resume next week on limited scale: CAAB

Air communication with India is likely to resume from next week on a limited scale, considering the needs of people of both countries, sources at the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) said.

3y ago

Indian visa centres to reopen tomorrow

In view of the lifting of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, Indian Visa Application Centers (IVAC) in Bangladesh will resume operations from tomorrow.

3y ago