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Flight operations at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka city have resumed after a six-hour disruption caused by thick fog.

Quoting Beni Madhab Biswas, deputy director of the airport said that the operation of flights resumed around 9:44 am.

The flights on domestic routes had been suspended since 3:30 am, he said.

Besides, the official said, three international flights were delayed while a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines was diverted to Kolkata.

Thick fog often disrupts operations at the country’s airports during winter.