Covid testing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka will begin within three to four days, said chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab) Air-Vice Marshal M Mofidur Rahman on Saturday. He said this during his visit to the site designated for RT-PCR booths to be set up at the car parking lot of the airport for migrant workers. The Caab chairman said the Covid testing will begin once the diagnostic centre, selected by the authorities, sets up its RT-PCR mobile booths. Also read: Vaccination of students aged 12-17 to begin within 20 days: Health Minister On September 6, Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam said PCR booths will be set up at three international airports of Bangladesh to facilitate passengers to take Covid-19 tests four to six hours before boarding their flights. Also read: Covid claims 51 more lives in Bangladesh, case positivity rate falls to 5.98 per cent The directive came from a cabinet meeting held with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.  He said the PCR booths will be set up at Dhaka, Chattogram and Sylhet international airports.

Limited domestic flights will resume on Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet and Syedpur routes from June 1, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) announced Thursday.