Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport

Terminal 3 of Dhaka airport will be under 5G coverage by Oct: Palak

The state minister for telecom and ICT shared the info at BTRC event

Foreign airlines carving up market for themselves

Even though Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport now deals with twice the number of passengers it used to 10 years ago, local carriers have been losing market share.  

Sudan Conflict: 262 back from ‘city of horror’

Mohammad Shahadat, 29, was earning a decent living from his laundry in the Sudanese capital Khartoum until an armed conflict beginning on April 15 plunged the Northeast African country into a civil war.

Escape from Khartoum horrors

Ali Sheikh had to leave home with his family after being confined there for around two weeks amidst a civil war in the Sudanese capital Khartoum.

Nightmare on Airport Road

Dhaka dwellers and commuters suffered immensely yesterday as traffic came to a standstill on the Airport Road. Thousands were stuck for hours on end and many missed appointments, meetings and even flights.

US team unhappy over Dhaka airport security

The wait for direct flights on the Dhaka-New York route may get even longer after a visiting US delegation gave a negative report on security at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. 

Passengers at mass hearing share bitter experiences at the Dhaka airport

Passengers at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, most of them migrant workers, today (August 10) opened up about their bitter experiences at the airport including mismanagement in luggage handling and misconduct by different staff and officials of HSIA and airlines.

Passenger leaves behind Saudi riyal worth Tk 6cr at Dhaka airport

Customs Intelligence and Customs House officials seized 22,99,500 Saudi riyal – equivalent to Tk six crore – at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka last night.

E-gates: Immigration won’t be done in 18 secs as claimed before

Despite what was claimed earlier, e-passport holders will not be able to complete immigration formalities at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) “in just 18 seconds”.

September 27, 2018
September 27, 2018

From dream to nightmare

A frail-looking Dadan Mia stepped out of Shahjalal International Airport with a small handbag, walking slowly with a sense of uncertainty. He had an uncombed black hair, flecked with grey, and an unkempt beard. Dressed in a shabby jacket and trousers, Dadan seemed to be on the verge of tears.

September 8, 2018
September 8, 2018

160kg Ethiopian marijuana seized at Dhaka airport

Customs officials seize 160 kilogrammes of Ethiopian marijuana at the Foreign Post Office in cargo unit of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

August 9, 2018
August 9, 2018

Indian citizen held with 12.3kg gold at Dhaka airport

Customs official detain an Indian citizen with 22 gold bars, weighing 12.3 kilogramme, from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

July 29, 2018
July 29, 2018

Airport staff, 2 others held over gold smuggling

An airport staff and two others are detained in connection with gold smuggling at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka.

July 24, 2018
July 24, 2018

Thai plane makes emergency landing at Dhaka airport

A Thai Airways plane has made emergency landing at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) for what is believed to be burst wheel.

July 15, 2018
July 15, 2018

Smokes; no clue of ‘fire’ found at airport

Fire fighters have been frantically searching to trace the origin of the smokes that engulfed Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, but to no avail.

May 9, 2018
May 9, 2018

Poor Luggage Handling: Minister raps Biman bosses

Expressing disappointment over the passengers' sufferings due to poor luggage handling at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Civil Aviation Minister AKM Shajahan Kamal yesterday suggested replacing Biman's aged staffers with young and energetic ones to speed up its operations.

March 4, 2018
March 4, 2018

US-Bangla Airlines makes emergency landing

A domestic flight of US-Bangla Airlines makes an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka due to technical glitch.

March 3, 2018
March 3, 2018

Man held with huge foreign currency at Dhaka airport

Customs Intelligence arrest a man with huge amount of foreign currencies equivalent to Tk 12.91 lakh from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

March 3, 2018
March 3, 2018

Curious case of GMG loan

Towards the northern end of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport lies the broken down, dusty fuselages of GMG Airlines' aircraft, rusting and rotting.