Dhaka, May 9 -- The Civil Aviation Academy (CAA) of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has been upgraded from bronze to silver by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).

The certificate was handed over to CAAB Chairman Air Vice Marshal M Mafidur Rahman at a conference on the "ICAO Global Implementation Support System" held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on May 1.

ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano and Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar were present at the ceremony.

In addition, CAA Director Prashanta Kumar Chakraborty, was awarded the "ICAO ISD Certified Instructor" certificate.

To celebrate the occasion, a programme will be organised at the auditorium of the CAA headquarters on May 9.

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