Construction of the third terminal of HSIA, the prime minister said the Civil Aviation Authority in 2014 framed the master plan and appointed a consulting firm for conducting a feasibility study in this regard.
As per the study, she said, necessity of constructing the third terminal and runway and development of cargo facilities were felt for meeting the increased demand of passengers and goods transportation.
Sheikh Hasina said against this backdrop, the government took a decision to execute the “Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Project” with the Japan government’s loan assistance to meet the future air transport demand and ensure global standard security through different infrastructural development including construction of the new third terminal.