Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism

Ministry established December 29, 2015 as a standalone entity (previously under Prime Minister's Office). Minister Afroza Khanam Rita (born 4 April 1962) is a first-term MP from Manikganj-3 (Sadar and Saturia upazilas), won February 2026 election with 167,345 votes; her father Harunar Rashid Khan Monno was a four-term MP and former BNP minister. State Minister M. Rashiduzzaman Millat is MP for Jamalpur-1 (Dewanganj-Baksiganj), previously elected 2001, BNP National Executive Committee Treasurer. The HSIA Third Terminal (99% complete, ~Tk 21,398 crore, JICA-financed, soft-inaugurated October 2023) remains the dominant unresolved issue: delay costs estimated at Tk 8,000 crore in foregone revenue. Cox's Bazar carries international airport designation; full international operations targeted within months of April 2026 ministerial statement, with infrastructure upgrades ongoing. Biman's Boeing deal (signed April 30, 2026 by Biman MD/CEO Kaizer Sohel Ahmed and Boeing VP Paul Righi) has a dual character: fleet modernisation and trade-deficit reduction signal to Washington. annual_budget_bdt for MoCAT not disaggregated in publicly available FY2025-26 budget documents consulted. 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.