Dhaka airport's flight operations resume after six hrs

Flight operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka resumed on Monday after a six-hour disruption caused by thick fog, reports UNB.

Flights on domestic routes remained suspended since 3:30am, Beni Madhab Biswas, deputy director of Dhaka airport, told UNB.

Besides, three international flights were delayed while a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines was diverted to Kolkata.

Flight operations resumed around 9:44am, said the official.

Thick fog often disrupts operations at the country’s airports during winter.