First Fly Dining Restaurant of the Country in Cox's Bazar

A flying restaurant called 'Fly Dining' has started its journey at Sugandha Point on Cox's Bazar sea beach. Cox's Bazar Municipality Mayor Mujibur Rahman inaugurated the restaurant on Tuesday (30 November 2021) evening at Sugandha Point on the beach. Anyone can sit at the table while flying and enjoy a variety of delicacies.

Additional DIG (Chittagong Range) Mr. Muslim Uddin spoke at the opening ceremony. Cox's Bazar Tourist Police (SP) Zillur Rahman and Nawab Fayez Abu Bakkar Khan, the head of Fly Dining Restaurant were also present on the occasion. Ensuring complete safety with the help of state-of-the-art machine cranes, the restaurant will have food and drink facilities 160 feet above the surface of the beach. In this, tourists will get a thrilling feeling of being entertained sitting in the kingdom of clouds. Such an exception in the modern world will change the nature of tourism in Cox's Bazar. A new dimension has been started in the sand dunes of the beach. Your first digital flywheel has been created by international travel company ”Your Travels Limited”.

On the ground, the Fly Dining Restaurant and Kitchen has been set up on the plot next to Hotel Sea Princess in Sugandha Point, with ample seating. A crane comes to sit in the empty space on the west side of the restaurant. In a special reading, chairs, tables and umbrellas with a capacity of 20 people have been kept open all around with a kind of roof. A special crane made of a combination of aluminum and steel is attached to the head of the crane in the middle and around the deck. Anyone who wants to order the food of their choice in the kitchen on the ground can take advantage of the service of 'flying desk'.

According to the organizers, the 20-person 'Fly Dining' restaurant will serve food to shoppers as it rises 160 feet above the ground to the beach sky. At this time you can enjoy the view of the beach and the surroundings from the sky. It will cost a minimum of Tk 4,000 to Tk 8,500 per person (including food). The duration of the package is one to one and a half hours including the time of ascent, deviation and position and descent. The country's famous chef Tony Khan is managing the entertainment and food with his family.

Tourists, who enjoyed the food in the sky on the opening day, said that this is a different feeling in different environment. The seat belt is fastened to the deck chair like an airplane. Later, at the beginning of the journey in the sky, a little fear worked, but after ascending, he forgot everything with joy. From above, the whole beach waves and the hills, surroundings and buildings of Cox's Bazar are captivating. It will be considered as a new addition to tourism entertainment.

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Coxsbazar Airport will have the Longest and Most Beautiful Runway in Bangladesh

Coxsbazar Airport will have the Longest and Most Beautiful Runway in Bangladesh

Giant Airplanes will land near the sea beach and will fly the same way. Cox's Bazar will be the busiest city in terms of day and night flights. This is no longer a dream, soon it will be a reality. The Coxsbazar Airport will be a world class airport in Bangladesh. For the first time, a runway is going to be built over the water with the help of most modern and sophisticated technologies. Work on ecotourism and railways including exclusive tourist zones are going on here. 

The ground-breaking of the construction of the runway in the sea water in Cox's Bazar took place on 29 August, 2021. Inaugurating the expansion work in the morning, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the government has different plans for development of Coxsbazar. Cox's Bazar will be arranged in the style of Singapore, Bangkok. Bangladesh took another step forward in development through ground-breaking of seawater runway construction. Cox's Bazar Airport is getting the final outline by putting an end to all speculations. Will take shape from national to international.

Coxsbazar Airport runway construction style is the first in this region by penetrating the sea water. Such type of runways is not available all over the world. The Cox's Bazar Airport Runway project will be longer than runways in Maldives, Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Singapore etc. It will be one of the most scenic airports in the world. This will be the longest runway in the country. There will be 1,300 feet inside the sea. Giant aircraft like Airbus A-380 will be able to land in Cox's Bazar Airport through the blue water of the sea. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is trying to build an airport similar to other countries in the world. The Prime Minister himself has said that this airport will be developed as a regional hub. The runway will be built by creating special blocks inside the sea. Besides, there are plans to have small cottages around the runway. There are even plans to have a re-fueling station. Besides, international Star quality hotels and motels will also be built in the vicinity of the airport.

State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism, Mahbub Ali said that all natural facilities are being taken up in the master plan of the airport as a tourist city. The state-of-the-art architecture will include Cable-Car, Sea Museum, Blue Zone, Red Park, and Parachuting High Park etc. There will be world class top events for entertainment. Several foreign companies have already offered to invest here. He said the international airport is being set up mainly so that domestic and foreign tourists can come to Coxsbazar by direct flights. For good reason, construction of a new terminal building at the airport, expansion of runways and increase in power, installation of airfield ground lighting system and other works are going to start soon.

The project is targeted to be completed within the next 33 months. The expansion and modernization of the runway at Cox's Bazar Airport has started mainly based on the interest of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. The length of the runway has already been increased from 6,775 feet to 9,000 feet and the width from 120 feet to 200 feet. The Prime Minister inaugurated Biman's Boeing 737 take-off and landing on the expanded runway in 2017. At the same time, he directed to upgrade the runway of the airport from 9,000 feet to 12,000 feet. Under his direction, the 'Cox's Bazar Airport Runway Expansion' project was undertaken between January 2019 and December 2021.

In addition, Precision Approach Cat-1 lighting system will be installed. As a result, the aircraft will be able to take off and land at full load. Due to which the number of flights at the airport as well as the passenger transport capacity will increase. Cox's Bazar Airport currently has a runway of 9,000 feet. Work began to raise it to 10,700 feet. Of this, 1,300 feet will be in the sea. The runway is being expanded through the acquisition of land towards the Maheshkhali Channel at Cox's Bazar Airport. The project has stumbled repeatedly despite being such a priority.

On December 2020, the China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) was approved as a contractor by the government's Cabinet Committee on Procurement. If the project is implemented, new generation aircraft like Boeing-777-300ER, 747-400 and Airbus A-380 will be able to take off and land easily. The estimated cost of the project is BDT 1,568 Crore. The work is ongoing on the current Corona epidemic. Work is underway to fill the sea with sand near Maheshkhali and Sonadia islands. Construction Work of the terminal building inside the airport is also nearing completion. The infrastructure and welding work of the terminal building has already been completed. Finishing work will start soon.

On February 9 this year, an agreement was signed between China's Changjiang Ichang Water Engineering Bureau (CYWCB) and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation JV as the lowest bidder at Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh headquarters. The two companies offer at least 21 percent less than the estimated cost of the Civil Aviation Authority. As a result huge amount of money will be saved. The two Chinese companies, which have received construction permits, have experience building state-of-the-art airports, such as the Beijing Airport. The Coxsbazar Airport will also have all kinds of modern facilities, which will enliven all the tourists in the world.

Civil Aviation Authority officials say that when the construction of the runway is completed, the sea water will be on both sides of the aircraft when it lands or takes off. Cox's Bazar will be the fourth International Airport after Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet in Bangladesh. The runway at Dhaka Shahjalal International Airport is 10,500 feet. When the work of Cox's Bazar is completed, Dhaka will become the second largest runway. As far as the runway goes to the sea, dams will be built in the water using blocks, geo-tubes and other standard materials.

Officials said, “At first we wanted to see if the runway could be extended towards the city. Moreover, if it moves towards the city, many important installations will move towards the airport. Many would have suffered massive losses. However, the Prime Minister wanted to have a runway towards the sea, which would enhance its beauty”. The official further said that the runway will be towards Maheshkhali channel. Work has also started on a new terminal building at the airport. Besides, ground lighting system, central line light, precision approach lighting up to 900 meters under the sea, instrumental landing system, construction of safety wall and Connection Bridge over Banshkhali River will be installed. The flight will take off and land at Cox's Bazar after being transformed into an international airport and after discussions with various countries around the world.

 

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Reserves of valuable minerals including Monazite, Zircon, Rutile, Calcium Carbonate, Phosphorus, Sulphate and Rare earth elements have been found in an area of around ​​3,100 Square Km at the bottom of the Bay of Bengal. In addition, a potential 100 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserve has been found at the bottom of the ocean, with which it is possible to meet the demand of Natural Gas in Bangladesh for the next 100 years.

At present, Reserve of Natural Gas in Bangladesh will be able to serve the country for next 14 years only. Researchers of our country think that in order to develop the Blue Economy of Bangladesh through efficient use of marine resources and the invented technology should be used at the field level. Natural gas in Bangladesh is one of the main resources for the overall development of the country.

This information was given recently by the speakers and researchers at a seminar titled 'Efficient Use and Challenges of Marine Resources for the Development of Blue Economy' organized at the auditorium of Bangladesh Oceanographic Research Institute (BORI) at Pechar Dwip, Cox's Bazar. Cox's Bazar Marine Fisheries and Technology Center Chief Scientific Officer Mr. Shafiqur Rahman presented the keynote address at the seminar.

Shafiqur Rahman said, ‘Bangladesh has the exclusive marine economic zone up to about 200 nautical miles in the sea, but on an average we are able to use only 30 nautical miles. In addition, commercial trawlers are not allowed to fish at depths below 40 meters, but they do not comply. Due to lack of fishing experience in the deep sea level, the fishermen of our country are fishing near the coastline. However, some fishermen are being brought from Sri Lanka for training purposes so that our fishermen can also bring fish from the deep sea.

Dr. Shafiq said, ‘Lots of Artemia are imported from abroad every year for use as pony food in hatcheries. But three decades ago, scientists of our country have successfully invented the technology to produce Artemia. Scientists of Bangladesh have invented many technologies in the past for the economic development for the people of this country. But that technology was not used at the field level. In order to develop Blue Economy of Bangladesh, it is not only necessary to innovate the technology, it is also necessary to use that technology at the practical level'.

A total of seven articles including research results of Bangladesh Oceanographic Research Institute for the financial year 2019-20 were presented in the seminar. At the seminar, Mohammad Zakaria, Senior Scientific Officer, Department of Geological Oceanography, Marine Research Institute, presented the results of a geological survey of rare mineral resources at the bottom of the Bay of Bengal. Valuable minerals including monazite, zircon, rutile, calcium carbonate, phosphorus, sulphate and rare earth elements have been found in an area of ​​3,100 sq km at the bottom of the Bay of Bengal. In addition, a potential 100 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserve for Bangladesh has been found at the bottom of the ocean, with which we will be able to meet our next 100 years of natural gas demand. At present, natural gas in Bangladesh has only 14 years of reserves.

During the seminar, Mr. Tariqul Islam, Scientific Officer, Department of Chemical Oceanography, Mr. Rupak Lodh and Mr. Shahinur Rahman, Scientific Officer, Department of Physical and Space Oceanography, Scientific Officer, Department of Environmental and Climate Research, Department of Oceanography Officers Mir Kashem and Sultan Al Nahyan and Tania Islam, Scientific Officer at the Oceanography Data Center, presented research papers on the potential of depleted food stocks.

Iti Rani Poddar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology, was the chief guest at the seminar, which was chaired by Mr. Shafiqur Rahman, Director General, Bangladesh Oceanographic Research Institute. In addition, the director of the Atomic Energy Commission beach mineral sand extraction center took part in the discussion. Mohammad Masud Karim, Deputy Director of the Department of Environment Sheikh Nazmul Huda, Fisheries expert Palash Khandaker, Ecolife Manager Md. Abdul Qayyum, industrialist Omar Hasan, journalist Ahmad Gias and others.

Bangladesh currently has demand for 3.7 billion cubic feet natural gas per day (bcfd), whereas the gas supply is 2.7bcfd - a massive shortage of 1bcfd of natural gas every day. The reserve of Natural Gas in Bangladesh will be able to run the country for next 14 years. So the government should take proper decisions and steps to utilize the reserved 100 trillion cubic feet of natural gas found beneath the Bay of Bengal.

 

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New Gas well discovered in Srikail | Muradnagar | Cumilla

State oil gas exploration company Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (BAPEX) have discovered a new gas well at Srikail in Cumilla district. The newly discovered Srikail East-1 gas field is located in Muradnagar upazila of Comilla. It is the country's 28th gas field. BAPEX hopes to extract 20 million cubic feet of gas daily from this gas field. BAPEX started digging for gas wells here on October 28 last year. BAPEX sees this as a hope for the country's natural gas.

BAPEX engineers confirmed the gas level on 03 March 2020, Tuesday after a long four-month excavation work. About two years later a new gas well was discovered in the country. Now in the field the amount of water with gas and the pressure of the gas are monitoring and within few days the task of lifting will be started. As per provided NEWS on various newspapers, the gas pressure is currently 2,000 psr which is higher than other fields. It will be possible to lift 20 million cubic feet of gas daily from this gas field which is located at 3,065 meters beneath the surface. There are process plants nearby. It will be possible to ensure gas supply only by installing a 10 km pipeline from this well to the plant.

After four-month excavation, new gas wells were found under the Srikail gas field. The state-owned oil gas exploration and leasing company BAPEX is happy to find a new gas well in the country. The general public and the government are happy to find new gas amid disappointment over reports of gas leakage in the country.

The well under the Srikail gas field is under the Sreekail East-1 exploration well, the Rupkalpa-1 Khanan Prakalpa located in Bangura, Hajipur, of ​​Nabinagar Upazila, Brahmanbaria district. Digging was started from October last year and the gas started coming out on 2nd March after a pressure test by opening the well with technical explosive. The test is now being conducted to determine how much of this gas can be lifted commercially.

Initially, BAPEX can easily supply 10-12 million cubic feet of gas per day from here which can be lift up to 20 million cubic feet. As long as the pipeline is pulled up with the srikail main process plant, the gas of this well will be added to the national grid. As soon as the government finishes acquiring land and other materials to build the pipeline, gas from this well will be added to the national grid.

According to the BAPEX data, after the three-dimensional geological survey in 2017 and 2018, BAPEX identified existence of gas at that location. Later on 28 October 2019, they started digging the project by planting a rig in the agricultural land at Hajipur village. The excavation was completed on 31 January 2020. After several tests, the gas pressure test was started from 2nd March with the experimental pipe under fire.

BAPEX could not find any new gas fields or wells in the country for last 2 years. The officials of this organization are now very happy to discover the well after such a long time. The pressure and volume of gas in the well has already stirred hope. They think gas will be accessible to the general public as soon as government allocation is available.

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