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Bangladesh: Fire at Dhaka Airport Cargo Terminal Forces Flight Delays, Diversions

A major fire broke out in the cargo bay of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Saturday, October 18, while a passenger plane was sitting on the tarmac nearby. The fire, which took 27 hours to extinguish, heavily damaged storage areas containing large quantities of raw materials, apparel, and product samples belonging to exporters. The cause of the destructive fire is currently under investigation.

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Dhaka International Airport Fire - Bangladesh

Firefighters work to put out a massive fire in the cargo area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on October 18, 2025. A massive fire broke out in the cargo area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka Saturday, forcing a temporary suspension of flight operations. Photoby Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dhaka International Airport Fire - Bangladesh

This photo taken on on October 18, 2025 shows a massive fire in the cargo area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A massive fire broke out in the cargo area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka Saturday, forcing a temporary suspension of flight operations. Photoby Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dhaka International Airport Fire - Bangladesh

Fire-fighting units work to put out a massive fire in the cargo area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on October 18, 2025. A massive fire broke out in the cargo area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka Saturday, forcing a temporary suspension of flight operations. Photoby Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dhaka International Airport Fire - Bangladesh

Firefighters work to put out a massive fire in the cargo area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on October 18, 2025. A massive fire broke out in the cargo area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka Saturday, forcing a temporary suspension of flight operations. Photoby Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dhaka International Airport Fire - Bangladesh

Firefighters work to put out a massive fire in the cargo area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on October 18, 2025. A massive fire broke out in the cargo area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka Saturday, forcing a temporary suspension of flight operations. Photoby Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dhaka International Airport Fire - Bangladesh

Firefighters work to put out a massive fire in the cargo area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on October 18, 2025. A massive fire broke out in the cargo area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka Saturday, forcing a temporary suspension of flight operations. Photoby Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dhaka International Airport Fire - Bangladesh

Firefighters work near the site of a massive fire in the cargo area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on October 18, 2025. A massive fire broke out in the cargo area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka Saturday, forcing a temporary suspension of flight operations. Photoby Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dhaka International Airport Fire - Bangladesh

This photo taken on on October 18, 2025 shows a massive fire in the cargo area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A massive fire broke out in the cargo area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka Saturday, forcing a temporary suspension of flight operations. Photoby Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dhaka International Airport Fire - Bangladesh

Firefighters work to put out a massive fire in the cargo area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on October 18, 2025. A massive fire broke out in the cargo area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka Saturday, forcing a temporary suspension of flight operations. Photoby Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dhaka International Airport Fire - Bangladesh

This photo taken on on October 18, 2025 shows a massive fire in the cargo area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A massive fire broke out in the cargo area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka Saturday, forcing a temporary suspension of flight operations. Photoby Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Muhammad Yunus Sworn In As Interim Leader - Dhaka

Supporters of Noble laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus gather at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to welcome him as he arrived today to take oath for the Chief advisor of Interim Government after the resignation of Bangladesh's Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 08, 2024. Photo by Abu Sufian Jewel/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Muhammad Yunus Sworn In As Interim Leader - Dhaka

Supporters of Noble Laurette Dr. Muhammad Yunus gather at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport' to welcome him as he arrived today to take oath for the Chief advisor of Interim Government after the resignation of Bangladesh Former Prime Ministers Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 08, 2024. Photo by Abu Sufian Jewel/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Muhammad Yunus Sworn In As Interim Leader - Dhaka

Supporters of Noble laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus gather at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to welcome him as he arrived today to take oath for the Chief advisor of Interim Government after the resignation of Bangladesh's Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 08, 2024. Photo by Abu Sufian Jewel/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-BEIJING DIRECT FLIGHT-INAUGURATION

(240711) -- DHAKA, July 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Passengers taking the inaugural Air China Dhaka-Beijing direct flight check in at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 10, 2024. A direct flight linking Bangladeshi capital Dhaka with Beijing was inaugurated Wednesday here in Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport with an official ceremony. Air China will operate four weekly flights on this route, with services available on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-BEIJING DIRECT FLIGHT-INAUGURATION

(240711) -- DHAKA, July 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Passengers taking the inaugural Air China Dhaka-Beijing direct flight pose for a photo at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 10, 2024. A direct flight linking Bangladeshi capital Dhaka with Beijing was inaugurated Wednesday here in Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport with an official ceremony. Air China will operate four weekly flights on this route, with services available on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-BEIJING DIRECT FLIGHT-INAUGURATION

(240711) -- DHAKA, July 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A passenger taking the inaugural Air China Dhaka-Beijing direct flight checks in at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 10, 2024. A direct flight linking Bangladeshi capital Dhaka with Beijing was inaugurated Wednesday here in Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport with an official ceremony. Air China will operate four weekly flights on this route, with services available on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-BEIJING DIRECT FLIGHT-INAUGURATION

(240711) -- DHAKA, July 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A passenger taking the inaugural Air China Dhaka-Beijing direct flight poses for a photo at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 10, 2024. A direct flight linking Bangladeshi capital Dhaka with Beijing was inaugurated Wednesday here in Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport with an official ceremony. Air China will operate four weekly flights on this route, with services available on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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China-built elevated expressway opens to traffic in Bangladesh's Dhaka

STORY: China-built elevated expressway opens to traffic in Bangladesh's Dhaka DATELINE: Sept. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the First Dhaka Elevated Expressway 2. wide shot of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaking at the opening ceremony 3. various of traffic in Dhaka STORYLINE: The First Dhaka Elevated Expressway, one of the country's major flagship infrastructure projects, partly opened to traffic on Sunday. The 19.73-km expressway was jointly invested and built by two Chinese companies and a Thai company. It runs from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, a major airport in Bangladesh, to Dhaka's central Kamalapur railway station before connecting with the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway, the main transportation artery in the country. Speaking at the opening ceremony on Saturday, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called the expressway "a new milestone in Bangladesh's city mass transport system." Upon completion, the expressway is exp

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Xinhua Headlines: Bangladeshi girl named after "China" exchanges letters with President Xi Jinping

(230601) -- DHAKA, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A batch of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine arrives at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Aug. 10, 2021. (Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: Bangladeshi girl named after "China" exchanges letters with President Xi Jinping

(230601) -- DHAKA, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a medical expert team sent by the Chinese government pose for a photo at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 8, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Chuntao)

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Japan PM Abe arrives in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) walks with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Sept. 6, 2014, after arriving there at the start of a three-day trip to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

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Dhaka's 1st elevated expressway construction gains Chinese impetus

STORY: Dhaka's 1st elevated expressway construction gains Chinese impetus DATELINE: April 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of construction 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MD BELAL HOSSAIN, Safety and coordination manager of the joint venture 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FAN ZHANYIN, Chinese technician 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Bengali): SAJJADUL KABIR, Bangladeshi technician 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZOU BING, Deputy construction director of the project's Banani section STORYLINE: The First Dhaka Elevated Expressway (FDEE) is being built in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, which is one of the world's most densely populated capitals with some of the worst traffic jams. The 20-km expressway runs from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to Dhaka's central Kamalapur railway station, before connecting to the main transportation artery in Bangladesh. In 2011, the Bangladesh Bridge Authority contracted an overseas construction company to build the expressway. Almost a decade later at

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Migrant Worker Queuing To Enter Airport - Dhaka

Bangladeshi migrant workers wait in a queue to enter the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to go to Saudi Arabia, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 28, 2021. Currently, more than 10 million Bangladeshi expatriates work across the world. Despite the pandemic, the country's remittance earnings amounted to $22 billion last year. In the first three months of this year, another 150,000 Bangladeshis went abroad for livelihood. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Migrant Worker Queuing To Enter Airport - Dhaka

Bangladeshi migrant workers wait in a queue to enter the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to go to Saudi Arabia, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 28, 2021. Currently, more than 10 million Bangladeshi expatriates work across the world. Despite the pandemic, the country's remittance earnings amounted to $22 billion last year. In the first three months of this year, another 150,000 Bangladeshis went abroad for livelihood. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Migrant Worker Queuing To Enter Airport - Dhaka

Bangladeshi migrant workers wait in a queue to enter the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to go to Saudi Arabia, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 28, 2021. Currently, more than 10 million Bangladeshi expatriates work across the world. Despite the pandemic, the country's remittance earnings amounted to $22 billion last year. In the first three months of this year, another 150,000 Bangladeshis went abroad for livelihood. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Migrant Worker Queuing To Enter Airport - Dhaka

Bangladeshi migrant workers wait in a queue to enter the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to go to Saudi Arabia, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 28, 2021. Currently, more than 10 million Bangladeshi expatriates work across the world. Despite the pandemic, the country's remittance earnings amounted to $22 billion last year. In the first three months of this year, another 150,000 Bangladeshis went abroad for livelihood. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Migrant Worker Queuing To Enter Airport - Dhaka

Bangladeshi migrant workers wait in a queue to enter the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to go to Saudi Arabia, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 28, 2021. Currently, more than 10 million Bangladeshi expatriates work across the world. Despite the pandemic, the country's remittance earnings amounted to $22 billion last year. In the first three months of this year, another 150,000 Bangladeshis went abroad for livelihood. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Migrant Worker Queuing To Enter Airport - Dhaka

Bangladeshi migrant workers wait in a queue to enter the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to go to Saudi Arabia, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 28, 2021. Currently, more than 10 million Bangladeshi expatriates work across the world. Despite the pandemic, the country's remittance earnings amounted to $22 billion last year. In the first three months of this year, another 150,000 Bangladeshis went abroad for livelihood. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Migrant Worker Queuing To Enter Airport - Dhaka

Bangladeshi migrant workers wait in a queue to enter the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to go to Saudi Arabia, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 28, 2021. Currently, more than 10 million Bangladeshi expatriates work across the world. Despite the pandemic, the country's remittance earnings amounted to $22 billion last year. In the first three months of this year, another 150,000 Bangladeshis went abroad for livelihood. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Migrant Worker Queuing To Enter Airport - Dhaka

Bangladeshi migrant workers wait in a queue to enter the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to go to Saudi Arabia, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 28, 2021. Currently, more than 10 million Bangladeshi expatriates work across the world. Despite the pandemic, the country's remittance earnings amounted to $22 billion last year. In the first three months of this year, another 150,000 Bangladeshis went abroad for livelihood. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Migrant Worker Queuing To Enter Airport - Dhaka

Bangladeshi migrant workers wait in a queue to enter the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to go to Saudi Arabia, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 28, 2021. Currently, more than 10 million Bangladeshi expatriates work across the world. Despite the pandemic, the country's remittance earnings amounted to $22 billion last year. In the first three months of this year, another 150,000 Bangladeshis went abroad for livelihood. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Migrant Worker Queuing To Enter Airport - Dhaka

Bangladeshi migrant workers wait in a queue to enter the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to go to Saudi Arabia, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 28, 2021. Currently, more than 10 million Bangladeshi expatriates work across the world. Despite the pandemic, the country's remittance earnings amounted to $22 billion last year. In the first three months of this year, another 150,000 Bangladeshis went abroad for livelihood. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Migrant Worker Queuing To Enter Airport - Dhaka

Bangladeshi migrant workers wait in a queue to enter the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to go to Saudi Arabia, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 28, 2021. Currently, more than 10 million Bangladeshi expatriates work across the world. Despite the pandemic, the country's remittance earnings amounted to $22 billion last year. In the first three months of this year, another 150,000 Bangladeshis went abroad for livelihood. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Migrant Worker Queuing To Enter Airport - Dhaka

Bangladeshi migrant workers wait in a queue to enter the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to go to Saudi Arabia, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 28, 2021. Currently, more than 10 million Bangladeshi expatriates work across the world. Despite the pandemic, the country's remittance earnings amounted to $22 billion last year. In the first three months of this year, another 150,000 Bangladeshis went abroad for livelihood. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Migrant Worker Queuing To Enter Airport - Dhaka

Bangladeshi migrant workers wait in a queue to enter the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to go to Saudi Arabia, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 28, 2021. Currently, more than 10 million Bangladeshi expatriates work across the world. Despite the pandemic, the country's remittance earnings amounted to $22 billion last year. In the first three months of this year, another 150,000 Bangladeshis went abroad for livelihood. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan PM Abe arrives in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) walks with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Sept. 6, 2014, after arriving there at the start of a three-day trip to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. (Kyodo)