Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport

Sudan Conflict: 262 back from ‘city of horror’

Mohammad Shahadat, 29, was earning a decent living from his laundry in the Sudanese capital Khartoum until an armed conflict beginning on April 15 plunged the Northeast African country into a civil war.

Escape from Khartoum horrors

Ali Sheikh had to leave home with his family after being confined there for around two weeks amidst a civil war in the Sudanese capital Khartoum.

Nightmare on Airport Road

Dhaka dwellers and commuters suffered immensely yesterday as traffic came to a standstill on the Airport Road. Thousands were stuck for hours on end and many missed appointments, meetings and even flights.

US team unhappy over Dhaka airport security

The wait for direct flights on the Dhaka-New York route may get even longer after a visiting US delegation gave a negative report on security at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. 

Passengers at mass hearing share bitter experiences at the Dhaka airport

Passengers at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, most of them migrant workers, today (August 10) opened up about their bitter experiences at the airport including mismanagement in luggage handling and misconduct by different staff and officials of HSIA and airlines.

Passenger leaves behind Saudi riyal worth Tk 6cr at Dhaka airport

Customs Intelligence and Customs House officials seized 22,99,500 Saudi riyal – equivalent to Tk six crore – at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka last night.

E-gates: Immigration won’t be done in 18 secs as claimed before

Despite what was claimed earlier, e-passport holders will not be able to complete immigration formalities at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) “in just 18 seconds”.

12 e-gates open at Dhaka airport

Passengers who have e-passports can now use e-gates and complete their immigration within a short time at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

“Immigration in 18 secs”: E-gates open at Dhaka airport

From now on, passengers with e-passports will be able to complete immigration formalities in just 18 seconds, as e-gates became operational at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka today.

December 27, 2019
December 27, 2019

‘Ground handling will be given thru open tender after construction of Terminal 3 at Dhaka airport’

Ground handling at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport will be given to capable organisations through an open tender call after the construction of Terminal-3, Senior Secretary of Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry Md Mohibul Haq says.

November 9, 2019
November 9, 2019

Man held with 'pistol' at Dhaka airport

Customs officials arrest a man with a “pistol” at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in capital Dhaka.

October 16, 2019
October 16, 2019

Man held with yaba pills at Dhaka airport

A person is arrested with 128 pieces of yaba at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

September 19, 2019
September 19, 2019

Singapore-bound Biman aircraft makes emergency landing at Dhaka airport

A Singapore-bound aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines makes an emergency landing shortly after taking off at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka as “its wheels were not folding into the aircraft.”

September 15, 2019
September 15, 2019

‘Rajhangsha’ lands in Dhaka

Water cannons spouted as the wheels of Rajhangsha -- Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ fourth brand new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner -- touched the taxiway of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport yesterday afternoon.

August 18, 2019
August 18, 2019

40,000 yaba tablets seized in Dhaka

Law enforcers claim to have recovered 40,000 yaba tablets from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and Mirpur area of Dhaka.

July 2, 2019
July 2, 2019

Fighting in Libya: 30 stranded Bangladeshis return today

Some 30 Bangladeshis, who got stranded in the turbulent Libyan capital of Tripoli and its suburbs, are returning home today.

June 9, 2019
June 9, 2019

Immigration system to be overhauled: Minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has said steps will be taken to overhaul the immigration system at all airports of the country, including that of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

June 9, 2019
June 9, 2019

Pilot Without Passport: Immigration SI suspended

An immigration official has been suspended for negligence in duty as a Biman Bangladesh pilot crossed the immigration of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport without his passport on June 5.

June 3, 2019
June 3, 2019

Biman domestic flight makes ‘precautionary landing’

A domestic flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines makes a "precautionary landing" around an hour after it took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

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