Staff Reporter:
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will resume direct flights on the Dhaka-Narita-Dhaka route from July 27 after completing regulatory requirements, restoring Bangladesh’s only non-stop air link with Japan fol-lowing a year-long suspension.
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanom Rita yesterday announced the development at a press conference, saying the resumption of the route remains a priority of the government amid expand-ing economic, trade and people-to-people relations between Bangladesh and Japan.
The minister said Biman had initially planned to restart operations by June 30, but the Japan Civil Avia-tion Bureau (JCAB) sought nearly 45 days to complete a mandatory safety audit before granting approv-al.
“As a result, we are working to complete all related procedures and re-launching the Dhaka-Narita-Dhaka service on July 27,” she said.
Flight operations on the route were suspended from July 1, 2025, citing commercial viability concerns, aircraft shortages and the need for optimum utilization of existing resources.
