Cox's Bazar Airport to remain closed for 36 hrs

Cox's Bazar Airport will remain closed from 7:00am today to 7:00pm tomorrow due to the very severe cyclonic storm Mocha in the Bay of Bengal.

However, the decision on Shah Amanat International Airport of Chattogram will be taken after assessing the situation in the morning, said Bangladesh Civil Aviation Authority chairman Air Vice Marshal Mafidur Rahman.

Maritime ports of Cox's Bazar, Chattogram and Payra have been advised to lower local warning Signal Number 4 and instead hoist Great Danger Signal 8.

The coastal districts of Cox's Bazar, Chattogram, Feni, Noakhali, Laxmipur, Chandpur, Barishal, Bhola, Patuakhali, Jhalakathi, Pirojpur, Barguna and their offshore islands and chars will come under Great Danger Signal Number 8.

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