Bangladesh, July 7 -- Biman Bangladesh Airlines resumed its direct Dhaka-Sylhet-Manchester service after a four-month suspension on Sunday, restoring a key air link for thousands of Bangladeshi expatriates, particularly the Sylheti community living in northern England.
The inaugural resumed flight, BG-208, landed at Osmani International Airport from Manchester at 12:04 pm, where Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam Rita and the Prime Minister's Adviser on Foreign Affairs, Civil Aviation and Tourism, Humaiun Kobir, warmly welcomed the arriving passengers.
After a scheduled stopover in Sylhet, the flight landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka at 1:30 pm, according to Biman spokesperson Bushra Islam.
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