Politics of deception
The decision of building the proposed new international airport on the other side of the river Padma was purely based on the feasibility study report prepared by international consultants. The donors will not lend a single dollar if the project does not seem feasible. Many important factors were taken into consideration while suggesting the location of the proposed Sheikh Mujib International Airport.
The location originally proposed by the government was negated by experts by considering adverse effects on ecosystem, proximity to Dhaka city, soil condition and vulnerability to flood and so on.
Furthermore, the government sabotaged its own goodwill, if there was any, by inflicting confusion among ordinary and simple natured villagers by suggesting that some people deprived them of a better prospect which did not exist in the first place.
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