Govt plans to build int'l airport in Trishal

Says LGRD minister

25 May 2010, 18:00 PM

Unb, Trishal

LGRD Minister Syed Ashraful Islam yesterday said here the government has a plan to build an international airport after the name of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mubjibur Rahman. Speaking at a function marking the 111th birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, he said two designs of the planned airport - one from Tangail and another from Trishal - were submitted to the ministry concerned for consideration. Amidst cheers from the audience, Ashraful said if the people of Trishal wants, the proposed airport will be established in Trishal. Paying tributes to the rebel poet, he said Trishal will be made as a `center of excellence' for academic research on the life and works of the poet by litterateurs and scholars from home and abroad. Besides, he said an auditorium with 1,000 seating capacity will be constructed in Trishal. Ashraf, also the general secretary of ruling Awami League, said Tk 15.19 crore has been sanctioned for the development of Trishal.