Wednesday, May 22, 2013   

Dhaka airport flights resume
(01-08 18:14)

A Dhaka airport strike called by workers of the Bangladesh national carrier Biman has ended and flights resumed in the afternoon today, media reports said.
Hundreds of passengers demonstrated for nearly two hours at the airport, the Daily Star reported online. The airport has only one runway.
Biman union members settled their grievances folling talks with the civil aviation and tourism minister.

   
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