Flight operations, launch services resume
Dhaka: Flight operations to and from Chittagong and launch service on 42 routes across Bangladesh, which were suspended due to inclement weather caused by cyclone 'Mora', resumed on Tuesday afternoon.
The authorities resumed the flight operation at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong at about 2:00pm, said airport's Manager Wing Commander Reazul Kabir.
He said two flights -- one from Kolkata and another from Bangkok -- landed at the airport at 3:30pm and 4:00pm respectively.
The authorities did not yet resume flight operation at Cox's Bazar airport as the weather is yet to be normal there, said a staff of flight traffic control at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
Meanwhile, the operation of all the vessels on 42 routes resumed at about 3:00pm as the weather condition started improving gradually.
The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority took the decision over vessel movement after a meeting at noon, said Gulzar Hossain, joint director of Dhaka River port.
Earlier, the authorities of Chittagong and Cox's Bazar airports suspended all the flight operations from 11:00am and the BIWTA suspended the launch operation from 1:00pm on Monday as the maritime ports of Chittagong and Cox's Bazar and five coastal districts were advised to hoist great danger signal No 10 due to cyclone 'Mora'.