Dhaka, March 1 -- Shahjalal International Airport has descended into chaos as multiple flights to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and other Gulf destinations were abruptly suspended.

Confused passengers, many having traveled long distances from outside Dhaka, were left in sweltering terminals and walkways, with no updates from airlines.

Phones went unanswered, hotlines were dead, and the usual guidance vanished amid rising tension, with hundreds of passengers left in confusion and distress amid Middle East tensions which forced the sudden suspension of multiple flights.

Faridpur resident Md Rubel was scheduled to fly to Saudi Arabia at 1am on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight.

While Saudia Airlines began boarding passengers for the same destin...