After the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Wednesday published the directions and traffic instructions for the upcoming Bishwa Ijtema at Tongi on its online news portal, it appeared that map updates were a low priority for the law enforcement agency.
In two maps attached to the post, DMP referred to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka under its previous name Zia International Airport.
The post regarding the upcoming Bishwa Ijtema with a mislabeled map
Screenshot from the DMP online news portalThough the English label for the airport was incorrect, the Bangla label used the current name which was adopted in 2010. Both maps were due to be published in a number of national newspapers, but no correction had been made at the time of filing this report.
DMP officials could not be reached for comment on the matter despite repeated attempts to contact them by phone.
The Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport area
Screenshot from Google MapsIn 1983, then Bangladesh president Abdus Sattar re-inaugurated Dacca International Airport as Zia International Airport, naming it after assassinated president Ziaur Rahman. Subsequently in 2010, the airport’s name was changed once more to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, in honour of Sufi saint Hazrat Shah Jalal.
The post regarding the upcoming Bishwa Ijtema with a mislabeled map Screenshot from the DMP online news portalThough the English label for the airport was incorrect, the Bangla label used the current name which was adopted in 2010. Both maps were due to be published in a number of national newspapers, but no correction had been made at the time of filing this report.
DMP officials could not be reached for comment on the matter despite repeated attempts to contact them by phone.
The Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport area Screenshot from Google MapsIn 1983, then Bangladesh president Abdus Sattar re-inaugurated Dacca International Airport as Zia International Airport, naming it after assassinated president Ziaur Rahman. Subsequently in 2010, the airport’s name was changed once more to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, in honour of Sufi saint Hazrat Shah Jalal.