Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Three more flights from Dhaka to the Saudi Arabian capital have been cancelled following an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh,

The Bangladesh Civil Aviation Authority (CAAB) confirmed the cancellations in a message on Sunday.

Two Biman Bangladesh Airlines flights bound for Saudi Arabia had been cancelled from Dhaka on Saturday. The total number of cancelled flights has now risen to five.

Meanwhile, Saudi authorities have reported that 12 people, including two Bangladeshis, were killed and more than 300 injured in the attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels.

Saturday's attack was the third by the Iran-backed Houthis on King Khalid International Airport, Reuters reported.

The attack was part of a series of...