Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- The operations at the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport will begin on December 16, initially handling two arrival and two departure flights, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat said on Saturday.

"If everything goes according to plan, the third terminal will be partially operational on December 16, initially handling two arrival and two departure flights. Preparations will continue subsequently to bring the terminal into full-scale operation," he said.

He disclosed this at a preparatory meeting on the inauguration of the third terminal at the conference room of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), according to a PID handout.

He said all relevant agencies must ...