DHAKA: Air Canada will begin its flight operations from Toronto to Dhaka via New Delhi as per the Air Service Agreement signed between Bangladesh and Canada. 

The decision was finalized in a meeting between newly appointed Canadian High Commission Benoit Pre‘fontaine and Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon at secretariat on Sunday (Oct 29), said a press release issued by Mahbubur Rahman Tuhin, public relations officer of Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry. 

The press release also added that Bangladeshi passengers can travel to New York easily through Air Canada as the airlines operate frequent flights to New York from Toronto. 

During the meeting, minister Menon said the world community needs to take more stern steps for forcing Myanmar to take back their nationals from Bangladesh. 

In response, the High Commissioner said Bangladesh’s humanitarian attitude towards the Rohingya issue was praised throughout the world and Canada took firm stance for the repatriation of Rohingyas.

BDST: 2110 HRS, OCT 29, 2017
AP