Direct Bangladesh-Pakistan flights to resume after 14 years
Biman Bangladesh Airlines is scheduled to fly its first Dhaka-Karachi flight on January 29 and will be operated twice weekly, the first regular flights since 2012.
Transportation
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Karachi-Dhaka flights likely from January, says Pakistan’s high commissioner
Relations between Pakistan and Bangladesh remained shaky during Sheikh Hasina’s rule. However, following the popular revolt against her government and her subsequent exile,…