Direct air link to Africa help Bangladesh becoming regional hub: Touhid Hossain
Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has expressed confidence that the newly established direct air connectivity between Bangladesh and Africa by the Ethiopian Airlines, will support Bangladesh's vision of becoming a regional aviation hub.
"The direct air link between Bangladesh and Ethiopia will not only support tourism, trade, and investment but will serve as a gateway to the wider African continent," he said while addressing virtually the gala launch event on Sunday evening at a city hotel celebrating Ethiopian Airlines’ official operation into the Bangladesh.
The inaugural flight of Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest carrier, landed in Dhaka on Sunday morning marking the start of operations on the Addis Ababa-Dhaka-Addis Ababa route.
In his remarks, Adviser Hossain highlighted the st...