From now on, passengers with e-passports will be able to complete immigration formalities in just 18 seconds, as e-gates became operational at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka today.

Although the government had said that immigration of hajj pilgrims at the Saudi end will be completed at Dhaka airport from the first day of hajj flight, it has not happened today.

The first hajj flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines left Dhaka for Saudi Arabia with 410 hajj pilgrims this morning.

We hurriedly packed our bags and headed towards the airport. I couldn’t resist the smile on my face when I heard that we were finally having a family trip for the first time in two years. My exams just got over and it was the perfect time to take a break from reality and let my mind loose into the wilderness of Bandarban. This much awaited trip had everyone on the edge of their seats. I took the window seat on the plane and we reached Chittagong in a short time.

The first hajj flight carrying 419 Bangladeshi pilgrims is scheduled to take off tomorrow morning (June 5, 2022).

Work is underway to simplify the visa process to attract foreign tourists to Bangladesh, State Minister for Civil Aviation Md Mahbub Ali said today (June 2, 2022).

The US Transportation Department on Wednesday made it easier for Americans to travel to Cuba, lifting flight restrictions that were established during the Trump administration.

The rivers of Bangladesh flow across it like blood across veins, breathing life into its vast territories. It is this wetland ecosystem that fills our lush green country with several amazing haors. Among the many wetlands, haors are mostly located within Brahmanbaria, Habiganj, Sunamganj, Kishoreganj, Netrokona, Moulovibazar, and Sylhet.

A couple got married on a Dhaka-Sylhet flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines on May 29.

The scuffle – seen in a now viral video – involving some passengers on board a London-bound flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines transpired over one passenger's leg touching another passenger sitting in the next row.

Air travel, tourism and hospitality sectors are expected to turn around this year following immense losses due to Covid-19 pandemic over last two years.

In a latest decision, Biman Bangladesh Airlines is now saying that they have again changed its earlier decision of selecting Manchester as a stopover for its ambitious Dhaka-Toronto route and is considering making Istanbul its technical landing or any other suitable destination.

A Bangladeshi aspiring Haji will have to pay Tk 59,000 in addition to the Hajj package, earlier announced by the religious affairs ministry and Hajj Agency Association of Bangladesh (HAAB).

The first Hajj flight from Bangladesh that was scheduled for May 31, has been rescheduled for June 5, according to the Ministry of Religious Affairs.

Just a day after restricting all sorts of foreign travels of bank employees, Bangladesh Bank yesterday (May 23, 2022) said bankers can travel abroad for essential personal purposes at their own expense.

Bangladesh Railway (BR) will start selling tickets from 8:00am tomorrow (May 24, 2022) for three trains to be operated between Bangladesh and India.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has finally decided to operate this year’s Hajj flights with its own fleet of aircraft, moving away from its earlier decision to ferry Hajj pilgrims with leased aircraft.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines and all concerned should remain extremely vigilant so that there are no disasters regarding Hajj flights, Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) directed in a recent meeting.

State Minister for Civil Aviation M Mahbub Ali today directed immigration police not to unnecessarily question passengers during immigration at Dhaka airport.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will start resuming online check-in for domestic passengers from June 1.