DHAKA: Bangladesh’s flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines is preparing to launch a regular route from Dhaka to Karachi at the end of January, in what will be its first flight to Pakistan’s largest city since 2012.
After decades of acrimonious ties, Bangladesh-Pakistan relations have been growing since a student-led uprising ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2024.
Plans to restart direct flights between the two countries were first announced in August, when Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar visited Dhaka, the first such high-level engagement in more than a decade.
“We have been engaged in discussions with Pakistan authorities for the last couple of months to launch direct flights from Dhaka to Karachi. Now we have the permission,” Biman spokesperson, Boshra Islam, told Arab News.
“We are working on final preparations … We hope that the inaugural flight will commence some time this month; it’s a direct flight from Dhaka to Karachi.”
