Flights Resume at Dhaka Airport After Fire Forced Operations to Halt

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Flights Resume at Dhaka Airport After Fire Forced Operations to Halt

A passenger plane sits on the tarmac, as smoke rises from a fire, which broke out in the cargo bay of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 18, 2025. Mehedi Hasan/Reuters

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Flights have resumed at Bangladesh’s main airport in Dhaka, airport officials said, six hours after a fire in the cargo section delayed flights and halted operations on Saturday.

The first flight departed at 9.06 p.m. (1506 GMT), officials told reporters.

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