State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali on Friday said operation of Biman Bangladesh Airlines direct flight on the Sylhet-New York route will begin soon.
"Sylhet Osmani International Airport is being developed to make the airport the regional hub following the directives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina," he said.
"We are working to upgrade the airport's international standard," he told journalists after a meeting with the authorities of Sylhet Osmani International Airport.
Earlier, the state minister joined a meeting over the land acquisition of the airport.
