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New International Airport
Govt eyes Arial Beel, 3 other sites (August 2, 2011) Another attempt to waste money in the name of the Father of the Nation. Sheikh Hasina's persistence on this matter will bring disaster in the next election.
HH We need a sea port before an airport because the survival of this country depends on that. The govt. should look for higher priority things than a mega airport.
Anonymous All national economic and social sectors need fast development in a cost effective way without sacrificing our cultural values and not copying western institutions. Bengalis are weak in management, so management training is a priority before planning an international airport. Think fresh.
Dr Karim I think government should totally rethink about the project and as a substitute of having a new airport at a different location, I strongly recommend that current international airport has room for expansion. BAF base located just opposite the airport can be relocated at a much cheaper price which should give us enough land to construct a parallel runway and a much bigger international terminal to suit the requirement for future. This is dynamic thinking and it is practical. We need half of the fund that is being proposed at current.
Sheikh Monirul Islam, Opee While there has been no movement on strategic importance of building a higher capacity sea port, this unnecessary airport comes up again and again. The political parties are run by sycophants keeping the country from reaching it's potential.
NRB It's very difficult to understand why the government is after this mega project when lot of their priority projects in socio-economic sectors are either remaining unattended or delayed for funding crisis and other technical disagreement with the donors. The highly talked about Padma Bridge is an example to cite here. Lot more will soon unveil.
Anonymous There are so many areas and sectors crying for funds, expertise and attention but they are overlooked. Let us rename the existing airport after a massive renovation work. At least for a few years we can utilize the 'old' airport to the fullest if we are smart enough. Surely building a new airport is not a priority. We are languishing in many areas including education, health and infrastructure.
Ali These Beels are still the rice basket of Bangladesh. But in Bangladesh, population is increasing and cultivable land is shrinking at a rapid speed. This cannot go well for long. Current food prices, inflation, unmatched income and expenditure for ordinary citizens are bound to cause a lot more sufferings and unrest in the coming years and decades. Decision makers, politicians, civil societies and most importantly the citizens need to speak out against these kinds of nonsense ideas and plans now to avoid disasters soon. Thanks to The Daily Star for publishing this report for the citizens Right to Know!
Anonymous I absolutely support a new massive international airport. When I walk through any foreign nation's gigantic airport terminals, I literally look down to us. Some instant repliers will argue that we only utilize 70% of the total capacity of the existing airport. I have a different point of view. We can have a trash that can be totally unused. Already, most of the European airlines have declined to operate in Bangladesh due to the poor conditions of standards in our existing airport.
SNH While there is no power, water, roads are broken and people are dying everyday from police brutality and terrorism, the prime minister is playing the flute like Nero making airports, port and Padma Bridge which are simply useless.
Zulfikar Ali We felt relieved after the tragic incident at Arial Beel when PM declared that no more new airport will be built. But sudden change of her mind shocked us. It seems BD is floating on immense wealth when global recession is engulfing the whole world.
Yamin We need service to satisfy to our people. We need to develop rather than to expend huge amount on such unproductive purpose at this moment.
Nasarullah None of the foreign country including USA should allow Hasina's plan to build the airport and kill humanity.
Insider We cannot sleep due to severe load shedding and they are dreaming for mega airport!
Anonymous Bhanga seems to be the most suitable place to establish the new airport to us.
Mahmud Hassan
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