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.

Malaysia will reopen its border to international visitors from April 1, allowing fully vaccinated travellers to enter the country without quarantine, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said on Tuesday (March 8).

Indonesia is considering a quarantine waiver for foreign visitors to its holiday island of Bali from next week, officials said on Saturday, while neighbour Malaysia announced the removal of curbs on travellers from Thailand and Cambodia.

Those who intend to travel to India through Benapole land port will not need to present a negative Covid-19 test report if they have already taken the Covid-19 booster shot.

Thailand is easing entry requirements for incoming travellers by scrapping a second polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test under its quarantine-free scheme, joining regional countries in relaxing its border restrictions despite a surge in Covid-19 cases.

The head of Dubai International Airport, one of the world's busiest, said on Tuesday that he expects more countries to soon start ending rules for vaccinated passengers to be tested for Covid-19.

Covid-19 PCR test at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka -- within a maximum of six hours before departure -- for UAE-bound passengers is not mandatory from 10am today.