China offers assistance to upgrade Shahjalal Airport

China has offered its assistance for its expansion and modernisation works of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) after the government decided to construct a third terminal in the airport.
China Airport Construction Group Corporation (CACC), a 100 percent state-owned corporation of China, sent a letter on May 20 to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with a proposal for the construction of the third terminal, domestic terminal, VVIP complex and Cargo Village at HSIA.
In a copy of the letter which was obtained by news agency UNB, CACC General Manager Liu Yong said, "We believe that with our technical ability and long experience in the field of airport construction, we would be able to complete a new modern airport of international standard (as per ICAO standard) in three years' time from the start of the construction, as planned by your government."
The Chinese official in the letter said out of the estimated project investment cost of around $ 1.3 billion, depending on the approval of the final design, with the construction period of three years, the project fund may use Chinese soft loans from the bank in China.
The businesses of CACC, which has constructed some 160 international and domestic airports all over the world in past 61 years, include the turn-key projects, project management, engineering, investigation, consultation, design, supervision, construction and research.