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Dhaka: Biman Bangladesh Airlines has launched direct flights on the Dhaka–Karachi–Dhaka route. Today, January 29, the first flight from Dhaka, BG341, departed for Karachi at 8:00 pm.
On this occasion, an inauguration ceremony was held at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, read a press release. The event was attended by Sheikh Bashir Uddin, Adviser, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism, and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Biman Bangladesh Airlines. Also present were Imran Haider, High Commissioner of Pakistan to Bangladesh, and Air Vice Marshal Md. Mostafa Mahmud Siddiq, Chairman, Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh. The ceremony was presided over by Dr. Md. Shafiqur Rahman, Managing Director and CEO of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. Senior officials from the Ministry, Biman, Civil Aviation, and other organizations were also present.
Biman’s first flight will arrive in Karachi on January 29 at 11:00 pm local time. The return flight, BG342, will depart Karachi at 12:01 am on January 30 and will arrive in Dhaka at 4:20 am local time the same day. A total of 150 passengers traveled on the inaugural flight.
From January 29, under the winter schedule, flights will operate every Thursday and Saturday. Departures from Dhaka will be at 8:00 pm local time, arriving in Karachi at 11:00 pm. Departures from Karachi will be at 12:01 am local time, arriving in Dhaka at 4:20 am the same day.
With the launch of this route, direct connectivity between Bangladesh and Pakistan has been established. The route is expected to play a significant role in promoting trade and commerce, expanding educational exchanges, and fostering cultural ties between the two countries.
The last Karachi flight was operated in 2012 and now resumed in deepening diplomatic ties between Bangladesh and Pakistan.
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