Bangladesh, Oct. 12 -- Preparations are underway to inaugurate Cox's Bazar International Airport in November, with the government exploring direct international flights to turn the coastal city into an international tourism hub, said Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M. Rashiduzzaman Millat on October 12.

"Preparations are underway to inaugurate the international airport in November," the minister said at a meeting with representatives of local and foreign airlines at the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism in the capital.

The meeting discussed infrastructure development at the newly built airport and the steps needed to introduce international flight services. Representatives of airlines shared their views on the prospects of ope...