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“Direct flights betwixt Pakistan and Bangladesh volition statesman from adjacent month, a important leap successful strengthening connectivity betwixt the 2 countries,” said Dhaka's apical diplomat connected Wednesday (November 26, 2025).

“There has been nary nonstop formation betwixt Pakistan and Bangladesh for the past respective years. As relations betwixt the 2 countries improved this twelvemonth [in 2025], 2 Pakistani backstage airlines person precocious received support for nonstop flights,“ the authoritative added.

“Mahan Air volition commencement 3 play flights betwixt Dhaka and Karachi from adjacent month,” Bangladesh’s High Commissioner successful Islamabad, Iqbal Hussain Khan, told businessmen astatine Lahore Chamber of Commerce Industry (LCCI). However, helium did not specify immoderate day oregon different details.

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“Visa process has been simplified. Visas are present being issued connected the associated proposal of LCCI and the Bangladesh Honorary Consulate successful Lahore,” the High Commissioner said. “Visas volition beryllium issued to members wrong 3 to 4 days, making question betwixt the 2 countries faster and easier,” helium added.

“The 3 play flights betwixt Dhaka and Karachi volition beryllium a important leap successful strengthening connectivity betwixt the 2 countries,” Mr. Khan added.

Mahan Airlines, operating nether the sanction Mahan Air, is simply a privately owned Iranian hose based successful Tehran.

Relations betwixt Dhaka and Islamabad person continued to amended connected respective fronts since Sheikh Hasina was ousted aft monolithic student-led protests successful Bangladesh connected August 5, 2024 and Muhammad Yunus took implicit arsenic the Chief Adviser of the interim government.

Recently, 2 Pakistani backstage airlines — Fly Jinnah and AirSial — received support from the aviation authorities successful Bangladesh to run nonstop flights betwixt Pakistan and Bangladesh.

“A nonstop cargo shipping work betwixt the 2 countries volition besides beryllium launched soon. While a cargo work betwixt the 2 countries has been operational since past December, rising commercialized request present requires a dedicated nonstop cargo route,” helium said.

“Pakistan tin summation atom exports to Bangladesh and Dhaka tin proviso caller pineapples to Pakistan too commercialized successful textiles and ready-made garments,“ LCCI president Faheemur Rehman Saigol noted.

“At present, bilateral commercialized stands astatine $700 cardinal but it whitethorn summation up to $3 cardinal implicit the adjacent fewer years,” Mr. Saigol said. He besides added that nonstop flights would further heighten commercialized relations.