Dhaka: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today inaugurated a comfortable waiting lounge for the expatriate workers and their relatives at the multilevel car parking area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) here. The Chief Adviser opened the lounge after returning home this evening from the global climate meet – COP29 – held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, while inaugurating the waiting lounge, Prof Yunus mentioned that before his trip to Azerbaijan, he had inaugurated a lounge at the airport for expatriate workers. This space is dedicated to expatriates to ensure they have a comfortable environment while traveling abroad and upon their return home. “And today, the waiting lounge was inaugurated for the relatives of expatriates,” he added.
Prof Yunus sought opinions and suggestions from the relatives of expatriates to enhance the comfort of the waiting lounge. Expressing his satisfaction with the inauguration, the chief adviser interacted with t
he relatives of expatriates present during the event.
The newly established lounge is equipped with a designated waiting room, a baby care room, prayer facilities for both men and women, and a low-cost cafeteria. The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has developed this spacious and comfortable lounge on the second floor of the airport’s multilevel car parking area to facilitate the convenience of expatriates and their families.
The CAAB initiative aims to assist expatriate workers and their acquaintances, who often arrive at the airport much earlier than their flights due to traveling from remote areas of the country. On November 11, Prof Yunus inaugurated a special lounge named “Probashi Lounge” for the country’s migrant workers inside HSIA. The Probashi Lounge is the first of its kind at the Dhaka airport, offering Bangladeshi migrant workers a space for rest and access to subsidized refreshments.