An international airport, named after Bangladesh's founding father, will be constructed near the Padma River, State Minister for Civil Aviation Mahbub Ali said on Tuesday.
"The government is going to construct the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib International Airport to turn Bangladesh into an aviation hub," he said at a meeting with the Civil Aviation Authority officials in Dhaka's Kurmitola.
"It will be a modern airport," the state minister said, reports UNB.
The government has already started constructing the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, he said adding they are also upgrading the Cox's Bazar airport, and implementing mega projects for the Sylhet International Airport's development.
"Preparations are complete to upgrade the Shahjalal airport to the number one category. The US Federal Aviation Authority will visit in March. We can start flights on the New York route once we get their approval," he said.
Mahbub also assured that the quality of services of the state-owned Biman Bangladesh Airline would be improved.
