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Bangladesh chairs regional aviation meet over COVID-19

DHAKA, May 21, 2020 (BSS) – Bangladesh today chaired a virtual regional
meeting attended by aviation authorities of 23 countries in the region and
discussed over the challenges of the aviation industry in post COVID-19
pandemic period.

Asia Pacific Regional Office of International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) in Bangkok organized the meeting under its CAPSCA (Collaborative
Arrangement for Prevention and Management of Public Health Events in Civil
Aviation).

Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh (CAAB) chairman Air Vice Marshal M
Mofidur Rahman presided over the meeting as the current chair of CAPSCA.

Earlier, Rahman was made chairman of CAPSCA for next three years.

During the meeting, Rahman described measures taken by the Bangladesh
government under the able leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
responding to challenges of COVID-19 pandemic that pushed the global economy
towards its worst downturn since the Great Depression.

He also described various measures taken by the CAAB at the country’s all
airports as well as its efforts in preparing a health instruction guideline
for the airlines for operating flights after lifting of current flight
suspension.

Rahman also urged all civil aviation authorities of countries in the
region to take collective measures for overcoming the challenges of the
pandemic that put the global aviation sector into a dire consequence.

ICAO’s Asia Pacific regional director Arun Mishra gave the welcome speech
from Bangkok while head of aviation medicine section and CAPSCA global
manager Dr Ansa Jordan joined CAPSCA and described the ICAO’s ‘Public Health
Corridor Concept’.

Besides, China, Japan, Singapore and South Korea described various
measures taken in the aviation sectors of their respective countries in the
wake coronavirus outbreak.

High officials of the CAAB also joined the video conference.

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