Representatives of Turkish aviation company Çelebi Aviation today paid a courtesy call on Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam and State Minister M. Rashiduzzaman Millat at the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism at the Bangladesh Secretariat.

According to a press release, the meeting, held at around 12:30 pm, was also attended by Türkiye Ambassador to Bangladesh Ramis Şen and the ministry’s Secretary Fahmida Akhter, NDC.

During the meeting, the representatives of Çelebi Aviation expressed interest in participating in ground handling operations in Bangladesh to help improve airport service quality.

In response, the minister and state minister said the company would be given priority consideration in the appointment process for ground handling operators.

Minister Afroza Khanam stressed the need to internationalise Cox's Bazar Airport to strengthen the country’s tourism sector and highlighted the potential for cooperation with the Turkish company in ground handling services at the airport.

State Minister Rashiduzzaman Millat also invited the company to submit a concept paper aimed at improving passenger service standards.

The meeting expressed optimism over future collaboration between Bangladesh and Türkiye under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) initiatives for the development of Bangladesh’s tourism sector.