Shwetbalaka / Photo: Dhaka Post

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday formally inaugurated two new Dash 8-400 aircrafts ‘Akash Tori’ and ‘Shwetbalaka’. 

She inaugurated the second and third Dash 8-400 aircraft around 10:30 am through a videoconference at Ganabhaban on Sunday morning.

The inaugural program of ‘Akash Tori’ and ‘Shwetbalaka’ has been organized at the VIP Terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

Akash Tori / Photo: Dhaka Post

The second and third Dash 8-400 aircraft were purchased on a government-to-government basis from Canada. The second aircraft arrived on February 24 while the third one arrived on March 5.

Earlier, the first Dash-8 aircraft arrived in the country on December 27, 2020.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina named all three aircraft.

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