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PM asks aviation authorities to ensure flight safety
DHAKA, Oct 23, 2019 (BSS) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon
the authorities concerned to ensure safe flying and maintenance of the
aircraft in order for bringing down occurrence of airplane accidents,
describing flight operating as a highly technical profession.
“You all must ensure utmost care for safe flying and maintenance of the
aircraft purchased by hard-earned revenue and foreign currency,” she said
while speaking as the chief guest at the closing ceremony of three-day 6th
seminar on “International Flight Safety” at a city hotel.
Mentioning that there is no alternative to professional skills and honesty
to this end, the premier said: “Operating airplane is highly technical
profession in which expertise is a must. This professionalism brings
confidence for people concerned and simultaneously brings glory and honor for
the organisations.”
The premier expected that the participants of local-foreign as well as
military-civil agencies with their rich experience and knowledge gathered
from the seminar would be able to identify different challenges for improving
flight safety standards which help to curb airplane accidents.
“Our national agencies have been benefitted from the opinion exchange
programme, which would greatly help them to ensure flight safety in our
country,” she opined.
Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) and Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh (CAAB)
jointly organised the seminar.
The theme of the sixth “International Flight Safety” seminar is “Team
effort can ensure Team Safety”.
Participants of 16 Air Forces from different countries of four continents
and representative from International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) took
part in the seminar.
Representatives from USA, Italy, China, Malaysia, India, Turkey, Indonesia,
Sri Lanka, Maldives, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Oman, Morocco,
Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh took part in the seminar.
The premier earlier distributed certificates among speakers of the seminar.
Speakers from Bangladesh, India, Italy, Nigeria, Malaysia and representatives
from International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and Civil Aviation
Authority, Bangladesh (CAAB) were provided with the certificates. State
Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism was present on the dais while Chief
of the Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force Air Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman
Serniabat, Chairman of Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) Air Vice
Marshall M Mafidur Rahman and Director of Flight Safety at Bangladesh Air
Force Air Commodore Mohammad Mostafizur Rahman spoke on the occasion.
The prime minister later visited pavilions of local and international
airways and Bangladesh Air Force.
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