Dhaka airport

A dignified welcome

Dhaka airport finally opens lounges dedicated to migrant workers and their families

Waiting lounge for migrant workers at Dhaka airport

Yunus is scheduled to inaugurate the lounge this evening

Migrant workers played key role in July uprising

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday inaugurated a lounge dedicated for the country’s migrant workers at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to make sure that they get the honour and facilities like guests for their significant contribution to  the country’s progress.

Dhaka airport area declared 'silent zone', effective from Oct 1

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has declared the surrounding area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport as "silent zone"

A refreshing change at Dhaka airport

All operations must be upgraded and made efficient

A pleasant surprise at Dhaka airport

For passengers with past experience of the Dhaka airport, the prospect of flying into Bangladesh’s capital has not been a pleasant one, chiefly because of the seemingly interminable delays in getting their checked-in baggage.

4.4kg of gold left on plane at Dhaka airport

Customs Intelligence officials recovered 38 gold bars weighing over 4.4 kilogrammes from a plane at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka this morning

When the mind gets foggier than the weather

There is an explanation, however infuriating, to each of the delightful conundrums in public work.

The boons promised by the Third Terminal

Existing inefficiencies and irregularities must not re-emerge

March 17, 2020
March 17, 2020

Two foreign nationals pushed back from Dhaka airport

Two foreign nationals -- one from the United States and another from Ivory Coast -- who landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) are sent back to their respective countries as they did not have visa.

March 16, 2020
March 16, 2020

Plane carrying 304 Bangladeshis allowed entry on humanitarian grounds: CAAB

A total of 304 Bangladeshi passengers, including 95 from Italy and Germany, lands at Dhaka airport.

March 11, 2020
March 11, 2020

Ministry directed to increase number of health staff at Dhaka airport

Prime Minister’s Principal Secretary Ahmad Kaikaus has instructed the health ministry to increase the number of health staff to 30 in each shift for screening passengers at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

March 3, 2020
March 3, 2020

Health ministry recommends restricting on-arrival visas for Iran, S. Korea, Italy

The health ministry has recommended restricting on-arrival visa service for citizens of Iran, South Korea, and Italy as these countries are witnessing accelerated coronavirus infection.

January 21, 2020
January 21, 2020

Virus scare in China: Alert issued at Dhaka airport

Amid fear of the breakout of a new SARS-like virus in China, authorities of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka will screen all passengers who have travelled to China in the last 14 days and have flu-like symptoms.

January 16, 2020
January 16, 2020

Flight operations resume at Dhaka airport after 7hrs

Flight operation at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport remains suspended due to dense fog.

January 13, 2020
January 13, 2020

Dense fog halts flight operations at Dhaka airport for 6hrs

Flight operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport are disrupted for around six hours due to dense fog.

December 28, 2019
December 28, 2019

Terminal to match aspirations

First impressions are the most lasting, it is often said. And in case of cities and countries, it is often airports that provides that.

December 12, 2019
December 12, 2019

Construction work of Shahjalal airport's 3rd terminal begins Dec 28

Construction work of the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka will begin on December 28, Air Vice Marshal Mafidur Rahman, chairman of Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh,says.

December 9, 2019
December 9, 2019

1,925 yaba pills recovered from man’s rectum at Dhaka airport

Airport Armed Police Battalion (AAPBn) detain one person and recover 1,925 pieces of yaba tablets from his possession at the domestic terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.