MoU signed to build third terminal at Dhaka airport

Civil aviation and tourism ministry on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with fact finding mission of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to construct the third terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA).

The signing ceremony was held at the ministry’s conference room at secretariat with the presence of state minister for civil aviation and tourism M Mahbub Ali, reports BSS.

The state minister said the government is interested to build the third terminal to facilitate international standard to the passengers.

Ali said his ministry is working relentlessly to build a pro-people aviation sector in the country under the dynamic leadership of prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

Civil aviation and tourism secretary M Mohibul Haque, Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh (CAAB) chairman air vice marshal M Mafidur Rahman and senior officials of JICA were present at the programme.

The project with an estimated cost of over Tk 136.10 billion got approval of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on 24 October 2017.

Of the total project cost, around Tk 23.96 billion will come from the state exchequer while JICA will provide the rest Tk 112.15 billion as project assistance.

The new international passenger terminal building is likely to have a floor area of roughly 2.25 million square feet whereas the exiting two terminals of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport have space of around 1 million square feet together.

The HSIA’s expansion is set to increase the airport’s annual passenger handling capacity from the current eight million to approximately 20 million, and the cargo capacity from 200,000 to 500,000 tonnes.