Photo: HSIA Website

DHAKA, April 7, 2025 (BSS) - Group Captain SM Ragib Samad of the Bangladesh Air Force has been appointed as the new Executive Director (ED) of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka.

He replaced the current HSIA's executive director Group Captain Mohammad Kamrul Islam, who will return to the Air Force following the end of his deputation.

The announcement was made through an official notification issued by the Ministry of Public Administration today. 

Group Captain Islam had been serving as the Executive Director of Dhaka Airport since March 24, 2022. 

During his tenure, he initiated a number of passenger-friendly measures, including the establishment of help desks, facilitation training, the launch of a dedicated airport website, and a 24-hour hotline service.

The same notification also includes other reshuffles in other positions in Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) and Biman Bangladesh airlines. 

CAAB's Member (ATM) Air Commodore AKM Ziaul Haque and Biman's Director of Engineering and Materials Management Air Commodore Mohammad Monirul Islam have both been reassigned to the Bangladesh Air Force.

In their places, Group Captain Md Noor-e-Alam of the Air Force has been appointed as CAAB's new Member (ATM), while Group Captain Manzur-e-Alam has been named Director (Engineering and Materials Management) at Biman Bangladesh Airlines.

The government has ordered the reshuffle will be effective immediately in the public interest.