Operator appointment likely by Sept

Bangladesh is likely to sign an agreement with a Japanese consortium by late to operate the Third Terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) Chairman Air Vice Marshal Mostafa Mahmood Siddiq informed media.

The CAAB chairman disclosed this while responding to queries from journalists at the CAAB headquarters on Monday.

"We are trying to inaugurate the terminal on December 16. Before that, the Japanese consortium will submit its bid on July 31. A decision will be taken afterwards," he said.

"The next timeline will become clear after the agreement is signed. However, the agreement is likely to be signed either at the end of August or in early September," he added.

Mostafa Mahmood said the authorities were aiming to inaugurate the terminal in December if everything proceeded as planned.

He said an agreement with the Japanese consortium would be signed before the inauguration, after which the authorities would finalise the next course of action.

Meanwhile, Siddiq said CAAB was taking a tougher stance against unauthorised drone operations in sensitive areas, particularly around airports.
He advised those intending to operate drones in such areas to carefully study and comply with the relevant rules and regulations before operating them.    �"BSS