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

July 26, 2016
July 26, 2016

Drone seized at Dhaka airport

Custom intelligence seize a drone at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka due to a ban on its import.

June 7, 2016
June 7, 2016

2 kg gold seized at Dhaka airport

In two separate drives, custom officials detain two persons with around 2 kilogrammes of gold from their possession at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

May 20, 2016
May 20, 2016

SQ

Announcement at Dhaka Airport: “Passengers are requested to proceed to Gate 3 ALPHA”.

May 13, 2016
May 13, 2016

Gold recovered from man’s rectum at Dhaka airport

Customs officials detain a person with eight gold bars hidden inside his body at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

April 1, 2016
April 1, 2016

Screening improved, not up to mark yet

Bangladesh is expecting to pass the test for European security standards at the Dhaka airport in the upcoming audit, creating grounds for the withdrawal of the UK ban on direct air cargo from here to London.

March 31, 2016
March 31, 2016

US wants to help Bangladesh’s airport security

The United States offers their assistance in ensuring “standard security” for Bangladesh’s airports after the UK raised complain with Dhaka airport.

March 21, 2016
March 21, 2016

Airport security: Govt inks deal with UK company

The government inks a deal with British company Redline for screening at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in a bid to standardise its security aspects.

March 20, 2016
March 20, 2016

UK’s Redline gets security job at Dhaka airport

British company Redline has been given the job for screening at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at Tk 73.98 crore for two years.

March 14, 2016
March 14, 2016

Improving the Dhaka airport experience

Before deplaning, I make sure that I won't have to use the bathroom facilities for the one to two hours that I will spend in the terminal building. The stench of the bathrooms is overpowering! One shudders to think of the reaction of foreigners.

March 13, 2016
March 13, 2016

Body formed to step up Dhaka airport’s standard

A committee is formed to step up the standard of Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in view of United Kingdom raising security concerns.