International flights between Dhaka and some selected countries resumed operations from Saturday, May 1after remaining suspended since April 14 in view of the surge in COVID 19 cases in Bangladesh.
Dividing countries into three groups, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh announced that no incoming or outgoing passengers will be allowed from Group A which includes India, Argentina, Ghana, South Africa and Brazil among the 12 countries. People from this group can travel to Dhaka only under special approval or authorization from the government of Bangladesh. Such people will also complete a mandatory 14-day institutional quarantine at government nominated hotels. The circular says that air-bubble flights will remain suspended till further notice.
Passengers falling under Group B consisting of 26 countries including France, Germany, Italy, Kuwait, Qatar, Spain, Turkey and others will be allowed to travel to Dhaka. They will also have to complete a 14-day mandatory institutional quarantine at government nominated hotels. No restriction is imposed on passengers traveling to these countries from Dhaka. However, an exception has been made for passengers traveling from Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait. They will be required to complete a 3-day mandatory institutional quarantine at government nominated facilities. The passenger will be released to complete a total of 11 days home quarantine if the medical test result is satisfactory.
All other Incoming and outgoing passengers except from the countries listed in Group A and Group B will be required to complete 14-days strict home quarantine. All incoming and outgoing passengers except children below age 10 will be required to possess PCR based COVID 19 negative certificate done within 72 hours of the flight departure time.