October 15, 2026

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Flights to Jeddah, Madinah only hope for expatriates

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended all flights from Dhaka to Riyadh and Dammam until Oct 18 amid the Houthi attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia. The Yemeni group has warned that all airports in the country, aside from those in the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah, are potential targets. However, direct flights from Dhaka to Madinah and Jeddah are still running.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended all flights from Dhaka to Riyadh and Dammam until Oct 18 amid the Houthi attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia. However, flights to Madinah and Jeddah remain open. Umrah pilgrims wearing Ihram clothes wait to travel at Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended all flights from Dhaka to Riyadh and Dammam until Oct 18 amid the Houthi attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia. However, flights to Madinah and Jeddah remain open. Umrah pilgrims wearing Ihram clothes wait to travel at Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended all flights from Dhaka to Riyadh and Dammam until Oct 18 amid the Houthi attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia. However, flights to Madinah and Jeddah remain open. Umrah pilgrims wearing Ihram clothes wait to travel at Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended all flights from Dhaka to Riyadh and Dammam until Oct 18 amid the Houthi attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia. However, flights to Madinah and Jeddah remain open. Umrah pilgrims wearing Ihram clothes wait to travel at Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended all flights from Dhaka to Riyadh and Dammam until Oct 18 amid the Houthi attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia. Although expatriates headed from Dhaka to Saudi Arabia are facing difficulties, travel to other countries in West Asia remains normal. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended all flights from Dhaka to Riyadh and Dammam until Oct 18 amid the Houthi attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia. Although expatriates headed from Dhaka to Saudi Arabia are facing difficulties, travel to other countries in West Asia remains normal. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended all flights from Dhaka to Riyadh and Dammam until Oct 18 amid the Houthi attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia. Although expatriates headed from Dhaka to Saudi Arabia are facing difficulties, travel to other countries in West Asia remains normal. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended all flights from Dhaka to Riyadh and Dammam until Oct 18 amid the Houthi attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia. Although expatriates headed from Dhaka to Saudi Arabia are facing difficulties, travel to other countries in West Asia remains normal. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended flights to the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh. In the midst of the conflict, an expatriate worker named Mohammad Masum Billah travels to Riyadh via a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight to Jeddah under special arrangement. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended flights to the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh. In the midst of the conflict, an expatriate worker named Mohammad Masum Billah travels to Riyadh via a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight to Jeddah under special arrangement. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

An expatriate worker hugs his loved ones at Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport in an emotional farewell before he leaves the country. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

An expatriate worker hugs his loved ones at Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport in an emotional farewell before he leaves the country. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

Direct flights on the Jeddah and Madinah routes are still running for the convenience of expatriates. Passengers are relieved to see the regularly scheduled Saudi Airlines to the destinations and the “Gate Open” message on the flight information display board outside the departure terminal at Dhaka's Shahjalal Airport. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

Direct flights on the Jeddah and Madinah routes are still running for the convenience of expatriates. Passengers are relieved to see the regularly scheduled Saudi Airlines to the destinations and the “Gate Open” message on the flight information display board outside the departure terminal at Dhaka's Shahjalal Airport. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended all flights from Dhaka to Riyadh and Dammam until Oct 18 amid the Houthi attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia. Although expatriates headed from Dhaka to Saudi Arabia are facing difficulties, travel to other countries in West Asia remains normal. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended all flights from Dhaka to Riyadh and Dammam until Oct 18 amid the Houthi attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia. Although expatriates headed from Dhaka to Saudi Arabia are facing difficulties, travel to other countries in West Asia remains normal. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended all flights from Dhaka to Riyadh and Dammam until Oct 18 amid the Houthi attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia. Although expatriates headed from Dhaka to Saudi Arabia are facing difficulties, travel to other countries in West Asia remains normal. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended all flights from Dhaka to Riyadh and Dammam until Oct 18 amid the Houthi attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia. Although expatriates headed from Dhaka to Saudi Arabia are facing difficulties, travel to other countries in West Asia remains normal. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

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Published : 15 Oct 2026, 09:32 PM

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