Dhaka-Guwahati Biman flight from July 1

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will fly twice a week to Guwahati from Dhaka from July 1.The Bangladesh government has approved the national carrier’s flight plan to bolster connectivity with India’s landlocked north-eastern region. This was stated by a Meghalaya government official on Thursday quoting Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Tariq A Karim. Karim had a meeting with Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma in Shillong on Wednesday. Biman Bangladesh Airlines would initially use their ATR aircraft for the route but is likely to deploy sophisticated Boeing 737s in the future, depending on the route’s economic viability, the high commissioner reportedly told the Meghalaya government, according to a news agency.