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DeutschBAF Base Bir Uttom A. K. Khandker
BAF Base Bir Uttom A. K. Khandker  বা বি বা ঘাঁটি বীর উত্তম একে খন্দকার | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Bangladesh Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Kurmitola, Dhaka, Bangladesh | ||||||||||
| Opened | 9 April 2013 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°50′13″N 90°23′55″E / 23.8369473°N 90.3986193°E | ||||||||||
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BAF Base Bir Uttom A. K. Khandker, (commonly known as BAF Base Kurmitola; formerly known as BAF Base Bangabandhu) is a one of nine Bangladeshi Air Force bases[1][2] located at Kurmitola, Dhaka in Bangladesh.[3] It is situated near to the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
History
[edit]In 1941, during the Second World War, the British government built a landing strip at Kurmitola, several kilometres north of Tejgaon, as a spare landing strip for the Tejgaon Airport, which at the time was a military airport, to operate warplanes towards the war fields of Kohima (then in Assam) and Burmese war theatres. In 1981, the landing strip was converted into an international airport.[4] At the same area, another airbase was built and inaugurated on 9 April 2013.[5] On 10 December 2014, a jet trainer named Hongdu JL-8 was included to the airbase.[6] On 4 December 2016, it was granted national standard by the third Hasina ministry.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ শেখ পরিবারের নামে থাকা ৮ সংস্থা-প্রতিষ্ঠান-স্থাপনার নাম পরিবর্তন [Names of 8 organizations, institutions and establishments in the name of Sheikh family changed]. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). 9 March 2025. Archived from the original on 9 March 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "বরিশাল ও সিলেটে বিমান ঘাঁটি করার ঘোষণা প্রধানমন্ত্রীর". Dhakatimes24.com (in Bengali). 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ আইএসপিআর (20 November 2024). "বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনীর আন্তঃঘাঁটি এ্যাথলেটিক্স প্রতিযোগিতা সমাপ্ত" (in Bengali). Inter-Services Public Relations. Archived from the original on 15 February 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ Hasan, Delwar (2016) [2012]. "হজরত শাহজালাল আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর" [Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport]. Encyclopedia of Dhaka (in Bengali). Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. p. 400. ISBN 9789845120197.
- ^ "বিমান বাহিনী ঘাঁটি বঙ্গবন্ধুর উদ্বোধন". Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 9 April 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "২১ সালের মধ্যে বিমান বাহিনীর আধুনিকায়ন". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 11 December 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "বিমান বাহিনী ঘাঁটি বঙ্গবন্ধুর মর্যাদাপূর্ণ ন্যাশনাল স্ট্যান্ডার্ড অর্জন". Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 4 December 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
External links
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Media related to BAF Base Kurmitola at Wikimedia Commons
