A major fire broke out on Saturday afternoon at the Cargo Village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, disrupting flight operations. Several domestic and international flights bound for Dhaka were diverted to Chattogram, Sylhet, and Kolkata. According to Muhammad Kausar Mahmud, Assistant Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh, passengers on these flights will be flown back to Dhaka once the airport resumes operations. The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism announced that flight operations are expected to restart from 9:00 PM. So far, eight flights have been diverted, including flights from Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai, Bangkok, Delhi, and Riyadh. Sheikh Bashir Uddin, Advisor to the Ministry, inspected the fire site and assured that the airport will reopen as soon as possible. Firefighters deployed 36 units to control the blaze. Passengers and airport operations are expected to normalize shortly.
Several flights bound for Dhaka were rerouted due to a massive fire at the Cargo Village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. In the meantime, multiple flights have landed in Chattogram, Sylhet, and Kolkata.
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