DHAKA, Aug 26, 2019 (BSS) – Bangladesh civil aviation authority chairman
Air Vice Marshal M Mafidur Rahman has been elected as vice-chairman of the
56th Conference of the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) of Asia
Pacific (APAC) region, an official release said today.
The conference was held on 19-24 August in Kathmandu of Nepal where a
Bangladesh delegation led by Mafidur Rahman attended, the release said.
Around 400 delegation including Chief Executives of Civil Aviation
Authority of 37 APAC States, Representatives from States Civil Aviation
Ministry, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), International Air Transport Association (IATA), EU
Civil Aviation, United Kingdom, United States, DGCA France, Boeing and Airbus
Company, Aircraft and Parts Manufacturer Company and representatives of
various airlines joined the Conference, it added.
Nepal civil aviation authority director general Rajan Phokhrel was also
elected as the chairman of the conference, the release continued.
Bangladesh will host the 571h DGCA Conference, which will be held at Dhaka
in 2020.
In this regard, a video clip was presented during the 56th DGCA Conference
and a stall was decorated displaying all Bangladeshi items to promote the
country’s aviation activities, which was vastly appreciated by ICAO and
delegations attended the conference.