The suspension of all international and domestic flights has been extended till May 16, with a view to preventing the spread of coronavirus.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab) on Tuesday announced the extension of the restriction on operation of international passenger flights in a press release.
Bahrain, Bhutan, Hong Kong, India, Kuwait, Malaysia, the Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United Kingdom (UK) will come under the restriction, the release added.
But special flights, air ambulance, emergency landing flights and cargo flights will remain out of the purview of the restriction, it said.
Bangladesh recorded the highest number of single-day coronavirus cases on Tuesday as 786 more people got infected in the last 24 hours, raising the total cases to 10,929.
The death toll from the virus stood at 183 in the country as another person died during the period.
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