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Operated and maintained by the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh, it is the second-largest international airport in Bangladesh after Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is used by the Bangladesh Air Force as a part of 'BAF Zahurul Haq Base'. It was formerly known as MA Hannan International Airport, named after Awami ...
It is located in Kurmitola, 17 km (11 mi) from the city centre, in the northern part of Dhaka. The airport is also used as a base for the Bangladesh Air Force, named BAF Base Bangabandhu. The airport has an area of 802 hectares (1,981 acres). The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) operates and maintains the airport.
Location served Airport name ICAO IATA Category Role Coordinates; Chittagong: Shah Amanat International Airport: VGEG CGP International: Operational Chittagong: Zahurul Haq Airbase — — Defence: Military Airbase
On 24 February 2019, the aircraft operating the flight, a Biman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 737-800, was hijacked 252 kilometres (157 mi) southeast of Dhaka by lone wolf terrorist Polash Ahmed. [1] The crew performed an emergency landing at the Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong where Ahmed was shot dead by Bangladeshi special forces.
Chittagong Elevated Expressway (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম উড়াল মহাসড়ক) is Bangladesh 's second elevated expressway project, which will connect the Shah Amanat International Airport with Lalkhan Bazaar. [1] The Max-Ranken Joint Venture has entered contract with Chittagong Development Authority for building ...
An Antonov An 124 parked in Shah Amanat International Airport. The Shah Amanat International Airport (IATA: CGP, ICAO: VGEG), located at South Patenga, serves as Chittagong's only airport. It is the second busiest airport in Bangladesh. The airport is capable of annually handling 1.5 million passengers and 6,000 tonnes of cargo. [176]
The Chittagong Port (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম বন্দর) is the main seaport of Bangladesh.Located in Bangladesh's port city of Chittagong and on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, the port handles over 70 percent of Bangladesh's export-import trade, [3] and has been used by India, Nepal and Bhutan for transshipment.
Lalbagh Fort, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Lalbagh Fort is an incomplete 17th century Mughal fort complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [24] This fort (Also known as Fort Aurangabad) stands proudly before the Buriganga River in the southwestern part of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The construction was started in 1678 AD by Mughal Subahdar Muhammad Azam Shah.