Pakistan and Bangladesh have resumed direct air links after a 14-year gap, with Biman Bangladesh Airlines operating its first flight between Dhaka and Karachi on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG341 will depart Dhaka at 8pm and is expected to land at Karachi airport at 11pm after a three-hour journey.<\/p>\n
Airport authorities and Pakistan\u2019s Civil Aviation Authority said they had received the flight schedule and completed special arrangements for the arrival of the airline\u2019s first flight to Karachi.<\/p>\n
The resumption of direct air routes between Bangladesh and Pakistan is seen as important for both countries.<\/p>\n
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will be operated twice weekly, the first regular flights since 2012.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are relaunching the Karachi-Dhaka route with two weekly flights,\u201d airline manager Bosra Islam told AFP.<\/p>\n
Pakistan and Bangladesh \u2013 geographically divided by more than 1,500 kilometres (930 miles) by India \u2013 were once one nation. They split after a bitter war in 1971.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe resumption of direct flights will significantly improve connectivity between Pakistan and Bangladesh, supporting business travel, tourism, and family reunions,\u201d Biman Bangladesh Airlines said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Travellers between Pakistan and Bangladesh must currently use connecting flights through Gulf hubs such as Dubai and Doha.<\/p>\n
Cargo ships resumed sailing from Karachi to Bangladesh\u2019s key port of Chittagong in November 2024.<\/p>\n
Trade has risen since then and cultural ties have grown, with popular Pakistani singers performing in Dhaka, while Bangladeshi patients are travelling to Pakistan for medical care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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