Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said the government will construct a new airport on the west bank of Padma River where wide-bodied aircraft equivalent to Airbus A380 could land and take off from the first day. “We have already taken up projects aiming to modernise the existing airports including Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna and Cox’s Bazar. All these projects are going on, but not sufficient.”“We will build a new airport on the West bank of Padma River. Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) in association with Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), the World Bank Group and UK AID organised the daylong seminar titled “Bangladesh Infrastructure”. The discussants emphasised moderate and befitting land act, construction of deep seaport, completion of infrastructure development projects within stipulated time, effective public-private partnership and formation of a very high-powered committee for supervising infrastructure projects.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 17, 2017 18:33 UTC