Construction of airport at Khulna to resume soon
Saturday, 28 March 2015
KHULNA, Mar 27 : The construction work on the much-awaited Khan Jahan Ali Airport, which remained stalled since 1996, will resume soon involving Tk 5.44 biillion(544.75 crore). Deputy Commissioner of the district Md Jahangir Alam said the work will begin soon after the release of fund as it is one of the priority projects of the Prime Minister. The work was stopped after land acquisition and earth filling for the construction of the airport despite having much importance for overall development of the Southwestern region, including speeding up Mongla port activities, raising investment in Mongla Export Processing Zone. — UNB