Prime Minister Tarique Rahman chaired a meeting regarding the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at the Cabinet Division in the Bangladesh Secretariat. Photo: BNP Media CellDHAKA, Feb 22, 2026 (BSS): Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today directed authorities concerned to expedite steps for opening the long-awaited Third Terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), aiming to enhance passenger handling capacity and operational efficiency. The directive came at a meeting held at the Cabinet Conference Room of the Secretariat with the Prime Minister in the chair, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam told reporters afterwards. Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, State Minister for civil aviation and tourism M. Rashiduzzaman Millat and Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) Air Vice Marshal Md. The civil aviation minister said the Prime Minister has instructed the authorities to take necessary measures so that the Third Terminal can be made operational at the earliest.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 22, 2026 10:27 UTC