According to the CAAB, the country has three international and 12 domestic airports. Very soon one of the domestic airports, Cox’s Bazar, will be turned into an international airport. The second most important airport, ‘Shah Amanat International Airport’ at Chittagong is also undergoing major development work. In the development project, this airport will have an asphalt overlay of the runway and a new parallel taxiway that will enhance the airport capability. Similarly, the third international gateway, ‘Osmani International Airport’ at Sylhet, will get a runway overlay and construction of a parallel taxiway. Saidpur Airport, a domestic airport in the northern part of Bangladesh, is being transformed into a regional hub through major expansion work for a new terminal building, new navigational aids, connecting taxiways, and the strengthening of the runway is under way. At least 38 airlines use Bangladeshi airports. The infrastructural facilities of the country's existing airports are not enough to meet the growing air traffic. -- In South Asia, Bangladesh has the third-largest economy after those of India and Pakistan, and has the second highest foreign exchange reserves after India. Against such a huge potential, the State of Bangladesh has taken sustainable measure in line with the ICAO Strategic Objectives of Safety, Air Navigation Capacity and Efficiency, Security and Facilitation and Economic Development of Air Transport. #1060.21 

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