International flight operations to go on during lockdown

International flight operations from Bangladesh would continue as usual though domestic flight operations might be suspended from July 1, said Civil Aviation Authority Bangladesh (CAAB) chairman Air Vice-Marshal M Mafidur Rahman on Sunday.

He said that he insisted on continuing domestic operations on a limited scale.

Discussion in this regard was underway, he added.

The Bangladesh government on Saturday decided to enforce a countrywide ‘strict lockdown’ from July 1 for a week, in a revision of its Friday decision, to contain the spread of coronavirus infection.

A high-level meeting virtually chaired by Home Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Khan revised the decision considering the end of the fiscal year on June 30 and government activities related to it, said a senior official concerned.

The lockdown would remain in force on a ‘limited scale’ from Monday, the official said.