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, 2019
March 17, 2019

Man held at Dhaka airport with shotgun

Security forces yesterday detained a man with a shotgun from the domestic terminal of Dhaka airport, for not following due procedure.

March 16, 2019
March 16, 2019

Man held with shotgun at Dhaka airport

Airport security forces detain a man with a shotgun from the domestic terminal of Dhaka airport for not following the due procedure.

March 11, 2019
March 11, 2019

UP chairman held with arms at Dhaka airport

Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) detains a union parishad chairman with a pistol at the domestic terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

October 4, 2018
October 4, 2018

332kg ‘Khat’ seized at Dhaka airport

Customs officials seize 332 kilogrammes of Khat, a new psychoactive substance (NPS), at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

October 1, 2018
October 1, 2018

Dhaka Airport: Passengers suffer due to workers' demo

Hundreds of passengers suffered at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka yesterday as a section of Biman Bangladesh Airlines workers abstained from work since morning, demanding regularisation of their jobs.

February 5, 2018
February 5, 2018

2 Biman staff held with gold at Dhaka airport

Customs Intelligence officials detain two employees of Biman Bangladesh Airlines with 40 gold bars, worth Tk 2.03 crore, from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka .

November 18, 2017
November 18, 2017

Indian plane catches fire at Dhaka airport

A SpiceJet plane caught fire while preparing for take-off at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the capital yesterday morning.

November 7, 2017
November 7, 2017

Biman staff held for helping to smuggle gold at Dhaka airport

Customs Intelligence officials detain an employee of Biman Bangladesh Airlines for helping to smuggle gold bars weighing 732 grams at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

March 24, 2017
March 24, 2017

IS claims responsibility for blast near Dhaka airport

Islamic State claims the responsibility of bomb blast near a police box in front of Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, says SITE Intelligence.

March 24, 2017
March 24, 2017

Man dies in bomb explosion near Dhaka airport police box

A man, aged around 30, dies when a bomb attached to his body explodes near a police box in front of Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, police say.