Replying to a tabled question from treasury bench member Gazi Golam Dastagir during the Q&A session slated for the PM on Wednesday, the prime minister said Nippon Koei Co Ltd is conducting the feasibility study of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib International Airport while land acquisition is going on for Khan Jahan Ali Airport in Bagerhat. Those are- Char Janajat of Shibchar in Madaripur, which is around 75km from the capital, as a possible site for the airport, Keyain in Munshiganj’s Sirajdikhan and Char Bilashpur in Dhaka’s Dohar. On September 21 last year, Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) struck a Tk120cr deal with Nippon Koei Co Ltd to conduct feasibility studies, selecting the site and making a master plan for the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib International Airport. In 2011, Arial Beel in Munshiganj was selected to build the Bangabandhu International Airport. In February that year, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced that a new site will be picked on the south side of the Padma.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 22, 2017 16:05 UTC