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More than 350 Canadians leave by 4th chartered flight
DHAKA, May 18, 2020 (BSS) – More than 350 Canadian citizens and permanent
residents stranded here amid flight suspension due to COVID-19 pandemic left
here for Toronto by a special chartered flight of Qatar Airways.
“The fourth and final special flight arranged by the Canadian High
Commission departed Dhaka for Toronto via Doha today, bringing home more than 350 stranded Canadians citizens and permanent residents,” a Canadian High
Commission press release said here today.
To date, it said the four chartered flights have allowed over 1110 stranded
Canadians to return home from Bangladesh, with all passengers agreeing to pay
or reimburse their tickets.
Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Benoit Prefontaine, said his
country is grateful to all Bangladesh government authorities involved as well
as Qatar Airways for their continued support.
The High Commission recommends that Canadians remaining in Bangladesh
register in the online Registry of Canadians Abroad and follow it on social
media to receive important information, said the release.
On May 14, Bangladesh extended the ongoing ban on flight operations for the
sixth consecutive time till May 30 to and from all European countries and the
nations that restricted the entry of Bangladeshis to their territories as
well as on all domestic routes over the coronavirus fear.
Other countries, including the USA, India, Japan, Australia, Turkey,
Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea, Bhutan, Myanmar and different
European countries also operated several special chartered flights amid the
flight suspension to repatriate their citizens from here.
Dhaka also repatriated stranded Bangladeshis from different countries,
including India, the USA, the UK, Australia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia,
Indonesia, Japan, South Korea and the Maldives.
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