Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport#Terminal 3

The airport is located in Kurmitola, {{convert|11|NM|2|abbr=off|lk=in}} north of downtown Dhaka.{{cite web |title=Dhaka – Airports |url=http://www.worldexecutive.com/locations/asia_pacific/bangladesh/dhaka/airports.html |publisher=World Executive |access-date=15 November 2011 |archive-date=24 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424120233/http://www.worldexecutive.com/locations/asia_pacific/bangladesh/dhaka/airports.html |url-status=dead }} It can be accessed by the eight-lane Airport Road. To the north of the airport lies Uttara area and Gazipur city, while Dhaka city lies to its south. There is a railway station immediately outside (facing) the airport named Airport Railway Station.{{cite web|url=http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g293936-i9193-k4244602-From_Sylhet_to_Dhaka_Airport_by_train-Dhaka_City_Dhaka.html|title=From Sylhet to Dhaka Airport by train|access-date=4 June 2015}}[http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&source=hp&q=dhaka%20airport%20road&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl Dhaka Airport Road]. Google Maps. Lots of Bangladeshi and international ride sharing and ride hailing apps or companies operate vehicles to and from the airport such as Obhai, Pathao, Shohoz, Uber, etc. There is also a taxi kiosk, located near the exit gate of the international arrivals concourse hall, where one can order a taxi and pre-pay the taxi fare. The airport has been almost engulfed by the city, due to the expansion and development work of real estate companies and the government, prompting the authorities to construct a third terminal and consider building another international airport elsewhere in Dhaka district.{{cite news |author1=Asif Showkat Kallol |author2=Ishtiaq Husain |title=Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib International Airport construction to begin in 2018 |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/2016/08/05/bangabandhu-sheikh-mujib-international-airport-construction-begin-2018 |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=5 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102164007/https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/2016/08/05/bangabandhu-sheikh-mujib-international-airport-construction-begin-2018/ |archive-date=2 January 2019 |language=en}}

In 1941, during the Second World War, the British government built a landing strip at Kurmitola, several kilometres north of Tejgaon, as a spare landing strip for the Tejgaon Airport, which at the time was a military airport, to operate warplanes towards the war fields of Kohima (then in Assam) and Burmese war theatres.{{cite news |first=Ershad |last=Ahmed |title=Zia International Airport, Dhaka |date=16 November 2006|url=http://dhakadailyphoto.blogspot.com/2006/11/zia-international-airport-dhaka.html}}{{Unreliable source?|date=January 2011}}{{cite book |last=Uddin |first=Syed Mohd Saleh |year=2012 |chapter=Airports |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Airports |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh}}

After the creation of Pakistan in 1947, Tejgaon Airport became the first civilian airport in what was then East Pakistan (present day Bangladesh). During the 1965 Indo-Pakistani war, the then abandoned airstrip was bombed by Indian Air Force, thinking it to be the Tejgaon Airport as the base.{{cite web |url=http://www.pakdef.info/pakmilitary/airforce/war/trieast.html |title=triumph in the east |website=PakDef.info |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613054628/http://www.pakdef.info/pakmilitary/airforce/war/trieast.html |archive-date=13 June 2011 }} In 1966, a project was taken by the then Pakistan Government to construct a new airport, and the present site north of Kurmitola was selected. A tender was floated for the construction of the terminal building and the runway under the technical support of French experts. A rail station (present day Airport Railway Station) was also built near the site for the transportation of construction materials. However, the new airstrip was only halfway done when the Bangladesh Liberation War broke out in 1971. During the war, the airstrip suffered severe damage.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}

After independence, the Government of Bangladesh restarted works abandoned by the previous contractors and consultants during the war. The government decided to make the airport the country's main international airport and appointed Aéroports de Paris of France as its new consultants. The airport began operations in 1980 after the main runway and central portion of the present terminal building was formally opened by then President of Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman as Dacca International Airport ("Dacca" is the former spelling of "Dhaka").{{cite web|url=http://dhakadailyphoto.blogspot.com/2006/11/zia-international-airport-dhaka.html|title=Dhaka|date=16 November 2006|access-date=4 June 2015}}[http://www.dhakacity.com.bd/ Dhaka City :: everything about our city] The project took a further three years to complete, during which time Ziaur Rahman was assassinated in 1981. Thus, after its completion in 1983, then President Abdus Sattar re-inaugurated the airport as Zia International Airport.{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-126503|title=ZIA made Shahjalal International Airport|work=The Daily Star|access-date=4 June 2015}}

In December 1993, Biman Bangladesh Airlines launched a route to New York City via Delhi, Dubai and Amsterdam. The flight was operated by McDonnell Douglas DC-10s.{{cite news | title=News, Tips & Bargains If You've Seen It All, How About Bangladesh? | work=Los Angeles Times | date=1993-12-26 | author=Dahlburg, John-Thor | id={{ProQuest|282156409}}}} Biman later routed the outbound flight from Dhaka through Dubai and Brussels and the inbound one through Brussels. The company discontinued the service in July 2006.{{cite news|url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/07/29/d60729012414.htm|title=Biman makes its last flight to NY today|work=The Daily Star|date=29 July 2006|access-date=28 September 2013}} In 2010, the government changed the airport's name once again, from Zia International Airport to the present name of Shahjalal International Airport, in honour of Shah Jalal, one of the most respected Sufi saints of Bangladesh.{{cite news |title=ZIA made Shahjalal International Airport |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-126503 |access-date=16 November 2011|newspaper=The Daily Star |date=16 February 2010}} The airport's ICAO code was also changed to reflect the name change, from VGZR to VGHS.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

On 6 December 2011, a Boeing 787-9 (flight ZA006) stopped for refuelling at Shahjalal International Airport during a distance, speed, and endurance record attempt. This aircraft, powered by General Electric GEnx engines, had flown {{convert|10710|nmi|km}} non-stop from Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington eastward to Shahjalal International Airport, setting a new world distance record for aircraft in the weight class of the 787, which is between {{convert|440000|lb|kg}} and {{convert|550000|lb|kg}}. This flight surpassed the previous distance record of {{convert|9127|nmi|km}}, set in 2002 by an Airbus A330. The Boeing 787 then continued eastbound from Dhaka to return to Boeing Field, setting a world-circling speed record of 42 hours, 27 minutes.{{cite web|url=http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=2062|title=Boeing|access-date=4 June 2015}}

In July 2022, Biman inaugurated a route to Toronto using Boeing 787s. Although the flight from Dhaka to Toronto made a technical stop in Istanbul, the inbound flight was nonstop.{{cite web | url=https://www.torontopearson.com/en/whats-happening/stories/yyz-welcomes-biman-bangladesh-inaugural-flight | title=YYZ welcomes Biman Bangladesh inaugural flight | work=Toronto Pearson | date=27 July 2022 | access-date=3 September 2022}}{{cite news | url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/news/despite-huge-hype-bimans-first-toronto-flight-half-empty-3080391 | title=Despite huge hype, Biman's first Toronto flight half empty | work=The Daily Star | date=27 July 2022 | access-date=3 September 2022 | author=Hasan, Rashidul}} Four months later, the airline routed the latter via Istanbul as well.{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221031-bgnw22yyz | title=Biman NW22 Toronto Routing Adjustment | work=Aeroroutes | date=2022-10-31 | access-date=2023-05-16}}

In 1992, the airport terminal area experienced rapid expansion with addition of boarding bridges and equipment. A multistorey car park with space for 500 cars was also built at this time.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

The airport has been set up and upgraded with technology and instruments worth {{BDTConvert|70|m}} up to the second quarter of 2012, by the CAAB. They include instrument landing system, distance measuring equipment and flight calibration system, which will help the operational standards of the airport. Two more boarding bridges have been operational, and another is under manufacturing.

Asphalt runway overlay began in December 2012 by the Bangladeshi company Abdul Monem Ltd;[https://web.archive.org/web/20121114041651/http://www.amlbd.com/main.php Abdul Monem Ltd] it took six months to complete. Further improvements in the taxiway and runway lighting system will be made by funds from Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) worth {{BDTConvert|4.5|b}}. Further projects include primary and secondary radar, a new control tower and a modern drainage system.{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-236922|title=Runway rebuilding work begins at Shahjalal airport|work=The Daily Star|access-date=4 June 2015}}

Parking facilities are being upgraded, both for passenger and cargo aircraft, of the airport extension works of passenger and cargo aprons are also going on. The project will cost {{BDTConvert|440|m}} and will provide facility to park four wide-bodied passenger aircraft and two wide-bodied cargo aircraft side by side. In recent years{{which|date=April 2025}}, CAAB has completed modernisation and beautification of the two terminal buildings, constructed five aircraft parking bays, installed two more boarding bridges, re-installed a power plant to ensure 24 hours power supply, and added more passenger check-in and immigration counters and baggage conveyor belts.

In recent years{{which|date=April 2025}}, the internal designs such as concourse, toilets and other parts were also upgraded. The duty-free shops brought in international luxury branded products. As part of the development plan, the first international chain cafe, Barista Lavazza, was opened in the international terminal in 2014 followed by Krispy Kreme in 2017.{{cn|date=April 2025}}

In October 2021, the CAAB entered into an agreement with the French company Thales LAS to construct a new advanced radar system at the airport. Valued at {{BDTConvert|730.13|c|nolink=yes}}, this system will replace the decades-old existing radar, which lacks the capability to detect all aircraft flying over Bangladesh's airspace, particularly those over the Bay of Bengal. The project aimed at achieving full surveillance of the entire airspace of the country is scheduled to be fully operational by mid-2024.{{Cite news |last=Hasan |first=Rashidul |date=2023-04-19 |title=Dhaka airport to get better eyes in the skies |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/nrb/departure-arrival/airlines-more/news/dhaka-airport-get-better-eyes-the-skies-3300236 |access-date=2024-03-28 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}

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On 28 December 2019, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina laid the foundation stone of the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The construction work of the third terminal will be done by Aviation Dhaka Consortium (ADC), which comprises Mitsubishi Corporation, Fujita Corporation and Samsung C&T Corporation.{{cite news |last1=Karim |first1=Rejaul |last2=Hasan |first2=Rashidul |title=Shahjalal Int'l Airport: Third terminal now to cost 40pc more |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/shahjalal-intl-airport-3rd-terminal-now-cost-40pc-more-1824217 |access-date=28 December 2019 |work=The Daily Star |date=7 November 2019 |language=en}} The estimated cost of the whole project is {{BDTConvert|21398|c}}.{{cite news |script-title=bn:নিয়ম না মানলে বিমানে চড়াই বন্ধ: প্রধানমন্ত্রী |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/article/1631629/ |access-date=28 December 2019 |work=Prothom Alo |agency=BSS |language=bn}}{{cite news |title=PM inaugurates construction of Dhaka airport's 3rd terminal |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/dhaka/2019/12/28/pm-inaugurates-construction-of-dhaka-airport-s-3rd-terminal |access-date=28 December 2019 |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=28 December 2019}} The terminal building was designed by Singaporean architect Rohani Baharin.{{cite news |title=Dhaka airport's third terminal at a glance |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/aviation/news/dhaka-airports-third-terminal-glance-3436886 |access-date=21 October 2023 |work=The Daily Star |date=7 October 2023 |language=en}}

The construction of the new third terminal of the airport will be completed by May 2024.{{cite news|title=Dhaka Airport 3rd terminal 51% complete: CAAB Chairman|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/aviation/51-shahjalal-airports-3rd-terminal-completed-caab-540110|work=The Daily Star|date=27 November 2022|access-date=14 February 2023|language=en}} The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) provided the financial assistance of {{BDTConvert|16141|c}} for the project in the form of loans, while the rest of {{BDTConvert|5257|c}} was contributed by the government of Bangladesh. The terminal will cover an area of {{convert|542000|sqm|acre|abbr=on}}, including the passenger terminal with a floor area of roughly {{cvt|230000|sqm|ft2}}; a {{cvt|5900|sqm|ft2}} square VVIP complex; a {{cvt|41200|sqm|ft2}} cargo building; and multi-level car parking building having a capacity of parking 1,044 cars, with a tunnel. Upon completion of the third terminal, the passenger handling capacity of the airport will increase to 24 million from the current 8 million per annum. 37 aeroplanes can be parked at the terminal at once. Cargo handling capacity will also increase to 500,000 from 200,000 tonnes annually.{{cite news|url=http://www.newagebd.net/article/70442/work-order-for-hsias-3rd-terminal-by-july-caab-chairman|title=Work order for HSIA's 3rd terminal by July: CAAB chairman|newspaper=New Age|access-date=8 May 2019}}{{cite news|url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/post/164315|title=Tender for 3rd terminal at HSIA next month|newspaper=The Independent|access-date=8 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831102038/http://www.theindependentbd.com/post/164315 |archive-date=31 August 2018}} A corridor will also be built to connect the new terminal with the two existing terminals.

A feasibility study was conducted to add a parallel, second runway at a cost of {{BDTConvert|10|b}} in 2014. The project was undertaken to cope with rising air traffic, to take pressure off the lone runway, and to double the capacity of the airport. CAAB predicts that the airport's traffic will surpass 10 million passengers and freight. However, 60% of the airport's 2000-acre land remained unutilized in 2014.{{cite news |date=24 May 2012 |title=Feasibility study on 2nd runway at HSIA by June next year |url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/more.php?news_id=130629&date=2012-05-24 |access-date=6 September 2012 |work=The Financial Express}}

In July 2023, CAAB submitted its report to Ministry of Civil Aviation about the possibility of constructing a second dependent runway in the airport due to space constraints. In its report, the CAAB suggested constructing {{convert|3292|m|ft|abbr=on}} long-dependent runway with the existing runway to be extended to {{convert|3692|m|ft|abbr=on}}. The new runway will not be used for take-off and landings simultaneously as the proximity between the two runways will be just 359 meters against the ICAO mandated 1,035-meter space needed for ILS-enabled runway. However, the second runway will be mainly used for taxiing or preparing for take-off during busy hours and will be used for take-off and landings in case the main runway remains closed due to an emergency or maintenance. The construction of the second runway is expected to be started after the completion of the third terminal in May 2024.{{cite news |last1=Hasan |first1=Rashidul |date=17 September 2023 |title=Dhaka airport to finally get a second runway |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/nrb/departure-arrival/airlines-more/news/dhaka-airport-finally-get-second-runway-3420466 |access-date=3 October 2023 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}

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The airport has three major terminals. Terminal 1 (T1) and Terminal 2 (T2) are for international flights, and they are located in the same building. T1, on the ground floor, is used as the international arrivals concourse hall. T2, on the first floor, serves as the international departures concourse hall. A third adjacent terminal building, known as the Domestic Terminal, is for domestic flights. This is located to the left of the international terminals. In the single-storey Domestic Terminal, both the arrivals concourse hall and the departures concourse hall are on the same floor.

Construction of the third terminal started in December 2019 and is still under construction. According to the project design, the facilities of the terminal include 26 boarding bridges,of which 12 will be built in the first phase and the remaining 14 at a later phase, 16 conveyor belts, 115 check-in counters including 15 self-check-in kiosks, 64 departure immigration desks, 59 arrival immigration, 3 VIP immigration desks and 10 automated 'e-gates' at the exit. For passengers' convenience there will be 12 walkalators, 35 escalators, and 43 elevators.{{cite news |title=Connecting dreams to reality: PM opens airport's Terminal 3 today |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/infrastructure/connecting-dreams-reality-pm-opens-airports-terminal-3-today-713506 |access-date=21 October 2023 |work=The Business Standard |date=7 October 2023 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Third terminal to be inaugurated today, what does it offer? |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/zlxagxgj2i |access-date=21 October 2023 |work=Prothom Alo |date=7 October 2023 |language=en}}

On 7 October 2023, the terminal was partially inaugurated, with 90 percent physical work being done, by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina before she fled the country after the student-led uprising in August 2024 and the terminal was expected to be fully operational by October 2024.{{cite news |title=New era begins as PM opens Dhaka airport 3rd terminal |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/aviation/new-era-begins-pm-opens-dhaka-airport-3rd-terminal-713598 |access-date=21 October 2023 |work=The Business Standard |date=7 October 2023 |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2024-02-28 |title=Dhaka airport 3rd terminal set for full operation in October |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/construction-dhaka-airport-3rd-terminal-set-be-fully-complete-5-april-800266 |access-date=2024-02-29 |work=The Business Standard |language=en}} However, due to delays in decision making regarding issues like logistics, ground handling, training, system calibration etc., Terminal 3 is expected to enter into operation mid 2025, by June or July.{{cite news |title=Dhaka airport third terminal nears completion, final touches underway |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/dhaka/361157/dhaka-airport-third-terminal-nears-completion |access-date=10 October 2024 |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=8 October 2024 |language=en}}

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A VIP terminal building is located to the right of the international terminals. The VIP terminal is built only about {{convert|200|m|yd|abbr=off}} from the main gate. However to make way for the construction of the new third terminal, the demolition of the VIP Terminal commenced in April 2023. A temporary terminal has been constructed to provide VIP services, and the VIP services will be shifted to the Third Terminal in the future.{{cite news |author1=Tribune Desk |date=14 April 2023 |title=Demolition of Dhaka airport VVIP terminal starts |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/dhaka/309018/demolition-of-dhaka-airport-vvip-terminal-starts |access-date=21 September 2024 |work=Dhaka Tribune |language=en}}

There is a cargo terminal at the airport which has a capacity of 200,000 tons per annum. This will be increased to 500,000 tons after the completion of the ongoing renovation and expansion project.{{cite news |author1=Shohel Mamun |title=Dhaka airport third terminal gets new features |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2021/05/06/dhaka-airport-third-terminal-gets-new-features |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819155107/https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2021/05/06/dhaka-airport-third-terminal-gets-new-features |archive-date=19 August 2021 |language=en}}

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| {{nowrap|Air Arabia}} | Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah|{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Air Arabia Abu Dhabi plans Dhaka / Kabul launch in early-August 2020 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/292822/air-arabia-abu-dhabi-plans-dhaka-kabul-launch-in-early-august-2020/ |website=Routesonline}}

| AirAsia | Kuala Lumpur–International|

| Air Astra | Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Sylhet|{{cite news |title=Air Astra kicks off domestic flights today |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/aviation/air-astra-kicks-domestic-flights-today-538126 |work=The Business Standard |date=24 November 2022 |language=en}}

| Air China | Beijing–Capital|{{cite web |title=Air China Adds Beijing – Dhaka Service from July 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240614-cajul24bg |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=14 June 2024}}

| Air India | Delhi, Mumbai|{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230731-aisep23dac|title=AIR INDIA RESUMES DELHI – DHAKA SERVICE FROM SEP 2023|work=Aeroroutes|accessdate=31 July 2023}}

| Air India Express | Kolkata|{{cite news|title=Air India Express launches direct flights to Dhaka from Chennai and Kolkata|url=https://m.economictimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/air-india-express-launches-direct-flights-to-dhaka-from-chennai-and-kolkata/articleshow/112160539.cms|work=The Economic Times|date=31 July 2024|access-date=31 July 2024|language=en}}

| Air Premia | Charter: Seoul–Incheon|{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230518-ypjul23dac|title=Air Premia Adds Bangladesh Scheduled Charters From July 2023|website=AeroRoutes|date=18 May 2023|access-date=18 May 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230908-ypoct23dac?rq=dhaka|title=AIR PREMIA MOVES DHAKA SERVICE LAUNCH TO OCT 2023|date=8 September 2023|website=aeroroutes.com}}

| Batik Air Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur–International|

| {{nowrap|Biman Bangladesh Airlines}} | Abu Dhabi, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Barisal, Chennai,{{cite news|title=Biman to start Dhaka-Chennai direct flight from December 16|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/foreign-affairs/331265/biman-to-start-dhaka-chennai-direct-flight-from-dec-16|work=Dhaka Tribune|date=16 November 2023|access-date=17 November 2023|language=en}} Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Dammam, Delhi, Doha, Dubai–International, Guangzhou,{{cite web |title=Biman Bangladesh Airlines Resumes Guangzhou Service From mid-Sep 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230810-bgsep23can |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=10 August 2023}} Jeddah, Jessore, Kathmandu, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur–International, Kuwait, London–Heathrow, Medina, Muscat, Rajshahi, Riyadh, Rome–Fiumicino,{{cite web |title=Biman Bangladesh Airlines Resumes Rome Service in late-1Q24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240215-bgns24fco |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=15 February 2024}} Saidpur, Sharjah, Singapore, Sylhet, Tokyo–Narita,{{cite news|title=Biman to start operating flights to Japan from September 1|work=Dhaka Tribune |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2023/05/21/biman-to-start-operating-flights-to-japan-from-september-1|date=21 May 2023|access-date=28 June 2023|language=en}} Toronto–Pearson,{{ref|1|1}}{{cite web |url=https://aeroroutes.com/eng/220627-bgjul22yyz | title=Biman Bangladesh Begins Regular Toronto Service in Late July 2022|publisher=Aeroroutes | access-date=27 June 2022}} Yangon|{{cite web |title=Flight Schedule -Biman Bangladesh |url=https://www.biman-airlines.com/flights/schedule |website=www.biman-airlines.com |access-date=11 January 2020}}

| Cathay Pacific | Hong Kong|{{cite web |title=Cathay Pacific NW22 Preliminary Network Overview - 13MAY22 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220513-cxnw22?rq=cathay%20pacific |access-date=9 September 2022}}

| China Eastern Airlines | Kunming|{{cite web |url=https://www.anna.aero/2020/03/19/dhaka-adds-new-routes-top-15-unserved-routes-analysed/ | title=Dhaka adds new routes; Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai key route opportunities | date=19 March 2020 }}

| China Southern Airlines | Beijing–Daxing,{{cite web |title=China Southern Tentatively Moves Beijing - Dhaka Launch to Mid-May 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240417-czmay24dac |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=17 April 2024}} Guangzhou|{{cite web |title=China Southern Boosts Bangladesh Service in NS24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240206-czns24bd |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=6 February 2024}}

| Drukair | Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Paro|{{cite web |title=Drukair Plans Dhaka – Bangkok Sector Resumption From March 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221102-kbmar23bkk |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=2 November 2022}}

| Egyptair | Cairo|{{cite web | url=https://www.aaco.org/media-center/news/aaco-members/egyptair-launches-cairodhaka-service | title=AACO {{pipe}} EgyptAir launches Cairo-Dhaka service | work=AACO: Arab Air Carriers Organization - الإتحاد العربي للنقل الجوي }}

| Emirates | Dubai–International|

| Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa |{{Cite web |title=Ethiopian airlines Dhaka-Addis Ababa flight from Mar 8|url=https://businesspostbd.com/economy/aviation/ethiopian-airlines-dhaka-addis-ababa-flight-from-mar-8|access-date=12 December 2023}}

| FitsAir | Colombo–Bandaranaike|{{cite news | url=https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/aviation/sri-lankas-fitsair-launches-direct-flights-dhaka-813066 | title=Sri Lanka's FitsAir launches direct flights to Dhaka |work=The Business Standard | date=22 March 2024 }}

| Flydubai | Dubai–International|{{cite web |title=flydubai resumes flights to Almaty, Dhaka, Djibouti, Kuwait and Nursultan |url=https://news.flydubai.com/flydubai-resumes-flights-to-almaty-dhaka-djibouti-kuwait-and-nursultan |website=Flydubai |access-date=1 November 2021 |language=en}}

| Gulf Air | Bahrain|

| Himalaya Airlines | Kathmandu|{{cite news |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/business/himalaya-airlines-direct-flight-to-dhaka/|title=Himalaya Airlines direct flight to dhaka|work=The Himalayan Times|date=12 July 2019|access-date=16 July 2019}}

| IndiGo | Chennai,{{cite web|url=https://www.goindigo.in/information/new-flights.html|title=Indigo New Flights|website=goindigo.in}} Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai|{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220912-6enw22bg|title=INDIGO PLANS BANGLADESH SERVICE EXPANSION FROM LATE-OCT 2022|work=Aeroroutes|access-date=12 September 2022}}

| Jazeera Airways | Kuwait City|{{cite web |title=Jazeera Airways launches Kuwait - Dhaka |url=https://www.anna.aero/2020/10/02/jazeera-airways-launches-kuwait-dhaka/ |website=anna.aero |access-date=1 November 2021 |date=2 October 2020}}

| Kuwait Airways | Kuwait City|

| Malaysia Airlines | Kuala Lumpur–International|

| Maldivian | Malé|

| {{nowrap|Myanmar Airways International}} | Yangon|{{cite web | url=https://www.gnlm.com.mm/mai-to-expand-chiang-mai-vientiane-dhaka-flights-in-april/ | title=MAI to expand Chiang Mai, Vientiane, Dhaka flights in April - Global New Light of Myanmar | date=10 March 2024 }}

| Novoair | Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Jessore, Rajshahi, Saidpur, Sylhet|{{cite news |script-title=bn:চট্টগ্রাম ও বরিশালে ফ্লাইট বাড়াল নভোএয়ার |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/economy/article/1631622/ |access-date=29 December 2019 |work=Prothom Alo |date=29 December 2019 |language=bn}}

| Oman Air | Muscat|{{cite news |title=Oman Air resumes Chattogram-Muscat flight after 4 months |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/oman-air-resumes-chattogram-muscat-flight-after-4-months-297610?amp |work=The Business Standard |access-date=1 November 2021 |language=en |date=4 September 2021}}

| Qatar Airways | Doha|

| Salam Air | Muscat|

| Saudia | Dammam, Jeddah, Medina, Riyadh|

| Singapore Airlines | Singapore|

| SriLankan Airlines | Colombo–Bandaranaike|

| Thai AirAsia | Bangkok–Don Mueang|{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221012-fdnov22dac | title=Thai AirAsia Adds Bangladesh Service from late-Nov 2022 }}

| Thai Airways International | Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi|

| Thai Lion Air | Bangkok–Don Mueang|{{cite web | url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/280395/thai-lion-air-adds-dhaka-service-from-oct-2018/ | title=Thai Lion Air adds Dhaka service from Oct 2018 }}

| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul|

| US-Bangla Airlines | Abu Dhabi,{{cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/aviation/ogrxb4zlng |title=US-Bangla Airlines to kick off flights to Abu Dhabi |work=Bdnews24.com |date=5 March 2024 |access-date=2024-03-05}} Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Barisal, Chennai, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Doha, Dubai–International, Guangzhou, Jeddah,{{cite web |title=US-Bangla Airlines Schedules Dhaka – Jeddah August 2024 Launch |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240513-bsaug24jed |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=13 May 2024}} Jessore, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur–International, Malé, Muscat, Rajshahi, Riyadh,{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=US-Bangla Airlines Adds Dhaka – Riyadh in 2Q25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250307-bsns25ruh |website=aeroroutes.com |publisher=Aeroroutes |access-date=7 March 2025 |date=7 March 2025}} Saidpur, Sharjah,{{cite news |title=US-Bangla Airlines to start flights on Dhaka-Sharjah route from Jan 30 |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/161026/us-bangla-airlines-to-start-flights-on-dhaka-sharjah-route-from-jan-30 |access-date=27 January 2022 |work=New Age |language=en}} Singapore, Sylhet

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{{note|1|1}}: Biman Bangladesh Airlines's flight from Dhaka to Toronto and vice versa makes a technical stop at Istanbul for refueling and crew change. Biman Bangladesh does not carry passengers solely from Dhaka to Istanbul, nor does the airline have fifth freedom rights to fly passengers from Istanbul to Toronto.{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221031-bgnw22yyz|title=Biman NW22 Toronto Routing Adjustment|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=31 October 2022|access-date=31 October 2022}}

File:B-LJA - Boeing 747-867F - Cathay Pacific - 39238 - HSIA.jpg Boeing 747 aircraft in Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport]]

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| AirBridgeCargo | Krasnoyarsk, Shanghai–Pudong |{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

| Cathay Cargo | Hanoi, Hong Kong |{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

| China Cargo Airlines | Shanghai–Pudong, Zhengzhou |{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

| Easy Fly Express | Delhi, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Kolkata, Zhengzhou |{{cite web|url=http://easyfly-express.com/cargo-rout/international/|title=Easy Fly Express routes|work=Easy Fly Express}}

| Ethiopian Airlines Cargo | Addis Ababa |{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

| Etihad Cargo | Abu Dhabi, Hanoi|

| Hong Kong Air Cargo | Hong Kong |{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

| Qatar Airways Cargo | Doha |{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

| Saudia Cargo| Dammam, Jeddah, Riyadh |{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

| SF Airlines | Changsha, Chengdu–Shuangliu |

| Silk Way Airlines | Baku |{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

| SkyAir | Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Jessore, Sylhet |{{cite web|url=http://skycapitalcargo.com/|title=Sky Capital Cargo destinations|work=Skycapitalcargo.com}}

| Sky Gates Airlines | Baku |{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

| Singapore Airlines Cargo | Amsterdam, Sharjah, Singapore |{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

| Tianjin Air Cargo | Nanning |

| Turkish Cargo | Almaty, Ashgabat, Istanbul |{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

| YTO Cargo Airlines | Hangzhou, Nanning

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• On 28 September 1977, a Japan Air Lines Flight 472 en route from Mumbai to Tokyo was hijacked by five Japanese Red Army terrorists shortly after takeoff, and forced the plane to land at then Zia International Airport.{{cite news |title=JAL 1977 plane hijack in Dhaka: Japanese filmmaker to make documentary|url=http://bdnews24.com/details.php?id=29803&cid=2|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=15 November 2011}} The terrorists' demand of $6 million and release of 6 JRA terrorists from Japanese prison was met by the Japanese Prime Minister.{{cite news|title=Japanese Red Army member's life sentence to stand|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20110915a9.html|access-date=15 November 2011|newspaper=Japan Times|date=15 September 2011}} Bangladesh Air Force was deployed to control the situation in the ground and to facilitate negotiations.
• On 5 August 1984, a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Chittagong crashed in the swamps near Zia International Airport. All 45 passengers and 4 crew of the Fokker F27 died, making it the worst aviation disaster of Bangladesh.{{cite news |title= 49 Die in Bangladesh As Plane Plunges |agency= Reuters |work= The New York Times |date= 4 August 1984|access-date= 23 January 2008|url= https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C02E1DB1738F935A3575BC0A962948260&n=Top%2fNews%2fInternational%2fCountries%20and%20Territories%2fBangladesh }}

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• [http://www.caab.gov.bd/adinfo/airports.html Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh: Airports] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929183404/http://www.caab.gov.bd/adinfo/airports.html |date=29 September 2007 }}

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