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Direct flights between Bangladesh and Pakistan restart after 14 years

Bangladesh and Pakistan resume direct flights after over a decade, boosting travel, trade, tourism, and people-to-people connectivity.

By Fahad Last updated Jan 8, 2026

Bangladesh – (Special Correspondent / Web Desk) – Bangladesh and Pakistan are set to restart direct flights after more than ten years, according to Dhaka’s national carrier on Thursday. Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate its first Dhaka-Karachi flight on January 29, with services scheduled twice a week—the first regular connection since 2012.

“We are bringing back the Dhaka-Karachi route with two weekly flights,” airline manager Bosra Islam told AFP. The airline added that resuming direct flights will greatly enhance travel between Bangladesh and Pakistan, benefiting business travelers, tourists, and families looking to reunite.

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Currently, passengers traveling between the two countries must rely on connecting flights via Gulf hubs such as Dubai or Doha.

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Cargo ships had resumed sailing from Karachi to Bangladesh’s key port of Chittagong in November 2024.

Last month, Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider had expressed the hope that direct flights between Karachi and Dhaka would start in January, during a meeting with the Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus.

Relations between Pakistan and Bangladesh remained shaky during the rule of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. However, following the popular revolt against her government and her subsequent exile, relations between the two countries improved markedly.

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Recently, National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq travelled to Dhaka for the funeral of the country’s first female Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in December.

In August 2025, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar had also visitd Dhaka and met Yunus.