Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Construction of an airport in Bogura will begin first, with the Mymensingh international airport project to move ahead one or two years later, Civil Aviation Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat has said.

Bogura's project is well advanced, so it will be built first, he said at a discussion in Mymensingh's Trishal on Thursday on building an international airport and a modern tourism city.

Consultants have been hired for the Mymensingh airport and have launched a study on aircraft capacity, landing direction, runway length and overall capacity, Millat said.

Explaining the priority given to Bogura, he said its central location offered an opportunity to develop a cargo hub serving northern districts.

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