State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali said third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport will be inaugurated in October this year as 60 per cent construction work of the terminal has already been completed.
"The aesthetic terminal building is now visible. Now works of different machinery installation and interior designing is going on."
Mahbub said this while talking to journalists after visiting the construction work of the terminal and passenger services at the current terminal-1 and 2 on Tuesday, reports BSS.
He said works of enhancing strength of runways at all airports, new terminal building construction and modernization of security system are going on to ensure safe flight operations and enhancing passenger services.
The state minister said under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, silent revolution of development has taken place in the country's aviation sector.
Flight operations at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport are being kept closed for five hours every night as the work is underway to update the instrumental landing system (ILS) of the runway to category-2 from category-1, he added.
He said they are making their efforts so that passengers do not face any problem for the development works.
Once the ILS is updated, the limitations of flight operations due to thick fog in winter will be removed, he added.
Bd-pratidin English/Golam Rosul
