Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat on Monday said Cox's Bazar International Airport is likely to be inaugurated in the first week November next.

An official announcement will be made after securing a convenient time from Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, he said while at a meeting on operating international flights from Cox's Bazar Airport at the Secretariat.

The minister said the Prime Minister is scheduled to visit Japan on October 26-29. "The inauguration date will be announced after the Prime Minister's availability is confirmed following his return," he added.

Millat said he has already discussed the inauguration of the airport as an international facility with the Prime Minister and hoped to...