Tour operators of Bangladesh have put forward a proposal to introduce a direct bus service between Agartala, capital city of Indian state of Tripura, and Chattogram via Dhaka, Tripura’s Tourism Minister Pranajit Singha Roy said today.

In a sigh of relief, the runway at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport will be kept open for operating flights for 24 hours from next month instead of June.

A Dubai-bound flight of Bangladesh Biman Airlines was forced to reschedule on Sunday after the nose of a Boeing aircraft hit the tail of another at the hangar at Dhaka Airport, Biman Managing Director and CEO Dr Abu Saleh Mostafa Kamal said today.

Construction of the third terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka is 1.9 percent ahead of expectations. The third terminal is likely to be inaugurated by October, 2023, State Minister for Civil Aviation, M Mahbub Ali, said today.

After more than two years of closure due to Covid-19, the governments of Bangladesh and Inda have lifted the ban on travelling through immigration check-posts at the Banglabandha-Phulbari land ports -- with tourist visas. 

Since the requirement for pre-flight RT-PCR test to detect Covid-19 was lifted, the number of international arrivals at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport has increased significantly.

Himalaya Airlines, a private air operator of Nepal, is going to operate flights on Chattogram-Kathmandu-Chattogram route from April 7.

The much talked about Biman Bangladesh Airlines' Dhaka-Toronto flight will not be direct, considering it would be not commercially viable.

India today resumed scheduled international flight services after a two-year hiatus imposed by Covid-19 on most foreign flights, bringing the much-needed relief to the tourism industry which was one of the worst-hit by the pandemic.

Singapore is easing more Covid-19 curbs including lifting most restrictions for fully vaccinated visitors arriving in the country and dropping requirements to wear masks outdoors, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a speech on Thursday.

Road communications between Tongibari and Lauhajang upazila were disrupted after a 23-year-old bailey bridge collapsed in Munshiganj early today.

Travelers to Thailand will no longer have to take a Covid-19 test before boarding the plane, under plans announced Friday as part of efforts to reboot the kingdom's pandemic-battered tourism sector.

A weekend getaway, or staycation as they say nowadays, is the perfect opportunity to take a break and spend some time with yourself and your family.

India has restored all currently valid regular (paper) visa given to nationals of all countries with immediate effect.

Novoair will resume Dhaka-Kolkata flights from March 27.

All foreigners entering Singapore on short-term visit passes from Friday (March 11) will be issued with electronic visit passes (e-Passes), which will replace the manual endorsement stamps on passports.

US-Bangla Airlines has decided to operate flights on Dhaka-Kolkata route everyday instead of two days in a week from March 26.

China has refused to supply Russian airlines with aircraft parts, an official at Russia's aviation authority was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying on Thursday, after Boeing (BA.N) and Airbus (AIR.PA) halted supply of components.

From now on, fully vaccinated international passengers would not need a negative Covid-19 test report to enter Bangladesh.

Thousands of tourists from Russia are currently stranded in Thailand, officials said on Tuesday, as unprecedented Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine put a squeeze on Russians struggling to find flights and finances.