Dhaka, March 4 -- US-Bangla Airlines will operate two special flights on the Dhaka-Dubai-Dhaka route for Bangladeshis stranded in the United Arab Emirates amid the ongoing war in the Middle East.

In a press release issued by the airline on Wednesday, US-Bangla said it is operating the two flights "after taking the humanitarian aspect into consideration".

The airline said that the first special flight on Wednesday will take off from Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport at 7:20pm, bound for Dubai. The same flight will depart Dubai for Dhaka at 12:20am local time.

On Thursday, the second special flight will depart from Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport at 5:15pm. It will depart Dubai for Dhaka at 10pm local time.

US-Bangla said ...