A meeting between the Export Promotion Bureau, the Bangladesh Freight Forwarders Association, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Biman Airlines and foreign airlines was held on Sunday to discuss smoothing of export shipments by air, air freight management and other issues, said a press release.
Md Anwar Hossain, vice-chairman of the Export Promotion Bureau, presided over the meeting in the conference room of the EPB.
The meeting identified air transport as one of the most important sub-sectors of logistics management and highlighted the existing problems at airports such as explosive detection scanner, shortage of warehouse space, unregulated spot prices and inadequate airport infrastructure in order to facilitate export trade, the release said.
Besides, cargo village at the third terminal, cool chain management and other relevant facilities were discussed.
Keeping in view the inadequacy of cargo village at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, discussions were made to ensure availability of cargo handling facilities at Sylhet and Chattogram airports to facilitate export operations by air.
The meeting highlighted that if responsibilities such as explosive detection machine and warehouse management are given to Bangladesh Biman, it would bring dynamism to airlines transportation, one of the sub-sectors of logistics management, it added.