Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh

CAAB was constituted in 1985 under Ordinance No. XXXVIII of 1985; its current statutory basis is the Civil Aviation Authority Act, 2017 (Act No. 3 of 2017). It operates Bangladesh's 8 airports: 3 international (HSIA Dhaka, Shah Amanat Chattogram, Osmani Sylhet) and 5 domestic (Cox's Bazar, Saidpur, Jessore, Rajshahi, Barisal). Sanctioned establishment: 3,769 posts (392 officers, 3,377 staff) plus approximately 915 daily-basis temporary employees. annual_budget_bdt omitted: CAAB budget is embedded across multiple ADP project allocations and not disclosed as a standalone operating figure in accessible public sources. Chairman Air Vice Marshal Md Mostafa Mahmood Siddiq assumed office on July 3, 2025, appointed by the Ministry of Public Administration on July 2, 2025. HSIA Third Terminal: built at Tk 21,399 crore, largely JICA-financed; Japanese consortium is Japan Airport Terminal Company, Sumitomo Corporation, Sojitz Corporation, Narita International Airport Corporation; idle since construction completion in late 2024; deal signing expected mid-2026 at earliest, with inauguration 12-18 months after that (December 2026 government target is aspirational per The Daily Star). Cox's Bazar: international status gazette issued October 13, 2025, suspended 11 days later; runway extension to 9,000 feet (from 6,775 feet) targeted December 2026. ATC: Thales ATMC Tk 942 crore project inaugurated April 20, 2026; nationwide radar coverage now includes Bay of Bengal approaches. Revival of 5-6 defunct airports (Bogura, Ishwardi, Thakurgaon, Shamshernagar, Cumilla, Lalmonirhat) under ministerial review. Verification: 2+ primary sources cross-checked for all key claims. Activity evidence hold: removed 3 exact generated refresh event(s) on read. Generated scores, positions, activity actions and verification stamps are unavailable. Retained events and unmatched action text require source review; original raw records are unchanged.