Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going to operate a direct flight on the Saidpur-Cox's Bazar-Saidpur route from October 7. The flight, BG 592, will depart from Saidpur for Cox's Bazar every Thursday at 9.30am, starting October 7. Flight BG 536 will be the return, leaving Cox's Bazar for Saidpur every Sunday at 1.25 pm. Read: Biman to restart Delhi, Kolkata flights within air bubble Sep 5 Passengers will now be able to purchase tickets for this route through any of Biman sales offices, Biman Call Center 01990998998 and authorized travel agencies. Free AC coach service will be provided for Biman passengers from Saidpur Airport to Rangpur and Dinajpur and from Rangpur and Dinajpur to Saidpur airport. Read: Biman to resume flights to Delhi and Kolkata from Aug 22 Passengers willing to take the coach service are asked to be present at the pickup points in Rangpur or Dinajpur at least 2 hours before the departure time.

National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate flights in all internal routes from July 15 to 22. The national airlines service announced the decision through a media release Tuesday, followed by the cabinet division’s notification on lifting lockdown restrictions from July 14 midnight to the morning of July 23. During the period, Biman’s three flights to Chattogram and Syedpur, two each to Cox’s Bazar, Jashore, Sylhet and one each to Rajshahi and Barishal will fly from Dhaka. Also read: Bangladesh eases lockdown restrictions ahead of Eid The passengers can buy tickets for the flights from any travel agency approved by Biman sales office or Biman’s website, mobile apps making payments through bkash, Rocket, Vissa, Mastercard or AMEX card. However, strict restrictions will resume from July 23 and will continue until Aug. 5, as per the order. Earlier on Monday, it was reported that Bangladesh Railway is going to restore its passenger train services for eight days from July 15-22 across the country, keeping 50% of the seats empty apparently to facilitate the movement of people during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha. Also read: Stringent lockdown: Biman's domestic flights suspended till July 7 Public transport services and business institutions will also be allowed to function.  Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated on July 21 amid the Delta variant of Covid-19 wreaking havoc across the country, shattering records every day. A record rise in the number of Covid cases and fatalities in recent days prompted the government to enforce a nationwide stringent lockdown suspending all outdoor activities unless there's an emergency.

National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines will resume flight operations to Saudi Arabia from May 29. Biman decided to resume the service upon the assurance of hotel quarantine facilities in Saudi hotels, said Biman Deputy General Manager (Public Relations) Tahera Khandaker. Passengers have been requested to contact the nearest Biman sales counter to book hotels and quarantine packages and tickets. On May 20, Biman announced the suspension of flights to Saudi Arabia for five days until May 24. The flights were suspended after Saudi authorities imposed new conditions on international travellers against the backdrop of Covid-19 including mandatory hotel quarantine.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is set to start direct flights from Sylhet to Cox's Bazar from November 12.