Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism

The ministry is focused on modernizing aviation infrastructure, specifically the Third Terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, and expanding Biman Bangladesh Airlines' fleet.

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.