22 Bangladeshis, Thai nationals return to Dhaka from Bangkok

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Published at 08:15 am August 29th, 2021

File photo of the Terminal -1 of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka Collected

The Biman special flight arrived at the Dhaka airport at 1:30am on Friday

The Bangladesh Embassy in Bangkok has facilitated the repatriation of a group of 22 Bangladeshi and Thai nationals from Thailand to Bangladesh by a special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.

The flight was arranged on a self-payment basis in line with the Bangladesh government’s commitment to extend all possible assistance and support for the repatriation of stranded Bangladeshis abroad.

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The Biman flight arrived at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) at 1:30am on Friday.

Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Bangladesh Embassy in Bangkok has so far facilitated 17 special flights from Bangkok to Dhaka in coordination with the authorities concerned in Bangladesh and Thailand.

Officials of the embassy saw the passengers off at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport and extended necessary consular and other assistance for their departure formalities.