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Biman to resume Bangkok flights from Dec 2
Biman Bangladesh Airlines is set to resume operations on its Dhaka-Bangkok-Dhaka route from December 2.The flight will leave Dhaka for Bangkok twice a week at 11:30am on Thursdays and Sundays.The return flight will depart Bangkok every Thursday and Sunday at 4:15 pm local time (6.15pm in Dhaka).Passengers can collect tickets from any sales office of Biman, sales center head office in Balakaand authorized sales centers.Passengers can travel to Bangkok at least 14 days after receiving the full dose of the Covid-19 vaccine recognized by the Thai authorities. Passengers must register for ‘Thailand Pass’ from the website: https://tp.consular.go.th/Passengers willing to travel to Thailand must have Covid test and a negative certificate within a maximum of 72 hours before departure. After reaching the country, they will have to be tested again.
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Passengers will be able to visit the designated tourist destinations only if their Covid test reports are negative after their arrival in Thailand.Passengers are not required to stay in the hotel quarantine but they will be required to stay in the sandbox area (designated tourist centers) for 7 days under the 'sandbox program' by the Thai authorities.
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78 Bangladeshis, foreign nationals arrive from Thailand
A group of 78 Bangladeshis, Thai and other foreign nationals arrived here from Thailand on Saturday.
Bangladesh Embassy in Bangkok facilitated repatriation of the passengers by a special Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight (BG 4089).
The flight was arranged on self-payment basis in line with the Bangladesh government’s commitment to extend all possible assistance and support for repatriation of stranded Bangladeshis abroad, said a media release on Sunday.
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The Biman Bangladesh flight arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka at 5am on Sunday.
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Thailand Mohammed Abdul Hye thanked the Thai government for extending their cooperation in repatriation of the stranded Bangladeshi nationals.
Since outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic last year, the Embassy of Bangladesh, Bangkok has so far facilitated 13 special flights from Bangkok to Dhaka in coordination with the authorities concerned in Bangladesh and Thailand.
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Officers of the Embassy saw the passengers off at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport and extended necessary consular and other assistance for their departure formalities.
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