Dhaka airport to be declared silent zone: Rizwana

Dhaka airport to be declared silent zone: Rizwana

Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Affairs Syeda Rizwana Hasan today said surrounding areas of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) will be declared as a silent zone soon.
"Measures will be taken to make surrounding areas stretching one kilometre north and one kilometre south of the airport horn-free since no vehicles will be allowed to use the horn while passing these neighboring areas of the airport from October 1," she told a virtual meeting organized with a view to stopping single use of plastics and horn in airport area, said a release.
Rizwana said that steps would be taken to encourage people so that they use alternative goods instead of plastic in the aforesaid areas.