Ministry unsure of Tk 21,000cr HSIA 3rd terminal launch date

Dhaka’s long-delayed, Tk 21,000 crore third terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), hailed as a gateway to a modern Bangladesh, still has no confirmed opening date, with the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism admitting on Thursday that even they “do not know” when it will finally welcome passengers. At a press briefing marking World Tourism Day, Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin and Secretary Nasreen Jahan faced pointed questions about the terminal’s repeated delays, but offered only vague assurances and shifting timelines. “The specific date you’re asking for is not available to us at the moment,” Secretary Nasreen Jahan conceded. “We may have a goal in mind, but we don’t yet have a concrete reason to announce it.” The terminal’s...