Bangladesh, Nov. 3 -- Several highly contentious hard-term conditions proposed by a Japanese consortium in negotiations over the operating agreement for the third terminal of Dhaka's international airport are being conceded to, sources said.

Advertisement They said the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism had given the green light to such conditions despite reservations within the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB).

The government has agreed to a provision that would effectively shut the door on any competing civilian airport within a 100km radius of Dhaka's main airport for the next 15 years, raising questions about the extent to which Bangladesh's sovereign aviation- development plans could be held hostage to a commerci...