Air Canada is set to start its operation from Toronto to Dhaka soon via New Delhi as per the Air Service Agreement, signed recently between Bangladesh and Canada.
This was revealed on Sunday when newly-appointed Canadian High Commissioner Benoit Pre`fontaine paid a call on Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon at his secretariat office.
Bangladeshi passengers can travel to New York easily through Air Canada as the airlines operate frequent flights to New York from Toronto, said the new Canadian envoy to the Minister.
A BSS report said Menon expressed his hope that the operations of Air Canada between Bangladesh and Canada would further expand trade and commerce relations between the two nations.
Thanking Canada for taking firm stance against Myanmar government regarding ethnic cleansing of Rohingyas, the Minister said the world community needs to take more stern steps for forcing Myanmar to take back their nationals from Bangladesh.
The High Commissioner said Canada appointed a special envoy to create pressure on Myanmar government for taking back Rohingyas from Bangladesh.
He said the Canadian Prime Minister has already issued tough statement warning the Myanmar government.
