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Nope that's the total figure, of all the airlines and all the airports there is in Bangladesh. A total of 50000 per month.



http://www.thedailystar.net/biman-may-resume-domestic-flights-in-january-49840
2013 figure. yet the figurse seems not right. 10 flights from and to a day by Biman only on Dhaka-Chittagong route.
India is about 22 bigger than Bangladesh
India's population is about 8 times more than of Bangladesh
Annual Domestic air traffic in India(81 million) is120 times more than that of Bangladesh (0.7 Million)

I hope this helps.

You should count domestic and international together to really compare. For BDians to move means they need to cross the boundary.
 
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2013 figure. yet the figurse seems not right. 10 flights from and to a day by Biman only on Dhaka-Chittagong route.


You should count domestic and international together to really compare. For BDians to move means they need to cross the boundary.

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Given the slow growth, I don't think the picture will be must different today.

http://www.thedailystar.net/domestic-air-travel-growth-stutters-65153

Sure, for Bangladesh, total passenger traffic around 5 Million a year, for India total passenger air traffic 225 Million a year, so about 45 times more than Bangladesh.
 
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Comparing apples vs. oranges, just to win an argument. :-)

Honestly @Roybot I could care less about your opinion, but for the sake of everyone else's edification, I should clarify the following.

The point I was making - which you conveniently chose to ignore, is that there are scarce few flight legs (sectors) in WB (even the whole subcontinent) with a distance of 211 kilometers (131 miles) that is between Dhaka and Chittagong (or Dhaka-Sylhet/Dhaka-Rajshahi sectors as well which have similar distances) which has continuously being served since the 1970's with jet equipment (initially F-28's and nowadays B737's) and even light snacks being served...such high-standard short-hop flights didn't and still don't happen in India because your general populace is too thrifty to patronize such short flights (although salaries have improved recently in India). The only way to go this distance in India is to take the train, which is a frequent safety issue.

However such short-hop flights (served by Jets mind you) were the norm in both wings of undivided Pakistan and are in today's Bangladesh as well. Your flights of similar distances until as recently as 1990's were served by Vayudoot Dorniers which are death-traps in and of themselves....:)

Your Kolkata-Delhi (or any other Indian 1000 mile destination) flights don't compare or count because long-distance flights will always attract bigger passenger loads.

How many airlines does the WB state boast of? Oh wait - there are none....

In any case - it's a 'Developments in Bangladesh' thread, not 'Indian posters doubting developments in Bangladesh' thread, which Indian posters invariably turn any thread here into...

The Bangladesh air-travel figures you posted are widely known for being under-reported for taxation purposes. The actual figures are far, far higher. Seat occupancy is shown as under-utilized which is in reality untrue as everyone here knows.

And stop making misleading comments about Bangladesh' 'utterly poor surface transport infrastructure' which still is a heck of a lot better than West Bengal despite being in a water-logged terrain unlike yours.

You make one tiny Vidyasagar Setu (that too with money from the center) and a few sub-par highways and boast about it, come see the Jamuna Bridge or, better yet, the Padma Bridge, when it's done as well as our highways.

I'm not going to stoop to tit-for-tat posting about off topic things on crumbling/failing WB infrastructure (while being built) in the city of happiness (?) itself which would be in pretty poor taste.

You have absolutely zero clue...:lol:
 
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Comparing apples vs. oranges, just to win an argument. :-)

Honestly @Roybot I could care less about your opinion, but for the sake of everyone else's edification, I should clarify the following.

The point I was making - which you conveniently chose to ignore, is that there are scarce few flight legs (sectors) in WB (even the whole subcontinent) with a distance of 211 kilometers (131 miles) that is between Dhaka and Chittagong (or Dhaka-Sylhet/Dhaka-Rajshahi sectors as well which have similar distances) which has continuously being served since the 1970's with jet equipment (initially F-28's and nowadays B737's) and even light snacks being served...such high-standard short-hop flights didn't and still don't happen in India because your general populace is too thrifty to patronize such short flights (although salaries have improved recently in India). The only way to go this distance in India is to take the train, which is a frequent safety issue.

However such short-hop flights (served by Jets mind you) were the norm in both wings of undivided Pakistan and are in today's Bangladesh as well. Your flights of similar distances until as recently as 1990's were served by Vayudoot Dorniers which are death-traps in and of themselves....:)

Your Kolkata-Delhi (or any other Indian 1000 mile destination) flights don't compare or count because long-distance flights will always attract bigger passenger loads.

How many airlines does the WB state boast of? Oh wait - there are none....

In any case - it's a 'Developments in Bangladesh' thread, not 'Indian posters doubting developments in Bangladesh' thread, which Indian posters invariably turn any thread here into...

The Bangladesh air-travel figures you posted are widely known for being under-reported for taxation purposes. The actual figures are far, far higher. Seat occupancy is shown as under-utilized which is in reality untrue as everyone here knows.

And stop making misleading comments about Bangladesh' 'utterly poor surface transport infrastructure' which still is a heck of a lot better than West Bengal despite being in a water-logged terrain unlike yours.

You make one tiny Vidyasagar Setu (that too with money from the center) and a few sub-par highways and boast about it, come see the Jamuna Bridge or, better yet, the Padma Bridge, when it's done as well as our highways.

I'm not going to stoop to tit-for-tat posting about off topic things on crumbling/failing WB infrastructure (while being built) in the city of happiness (?) itself which would be in pretty poor taste.

You have absolutely zero clue...:lol:

I have been saying this for the last two pages in this thread but that guy is simply not able to understand, I have perceived Indians in general have pretty low comprehension ability.
 
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I have been saying this for the last two pages in this thread but that guy is simply not able to understand, I have perceived Indians in general have pretty low comprehension ability.


Indians have a vested interest in putting BD down as a successful BD, which is a unitary state, will make the whole idea of the mult-ethnic India seem really bad.
 
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I have been saying this for the last two pages in this thread but that guy is simply not able to understand, I have perceived Indians in general have pretty low comprehension ability.

It's okay. I have a hunch he doesn't 'want' to understand.

Some people have to win an argument, right or wrong....

I couldn't care less. :-)

I posted pictures of Dhaka in another thread about urban development, shows you what @Roybot considers 'utterly poor surface transport infrastructure'. :lol:

https://defence.pk/threads/urban-development-in-bangladesh.393850/page-11#post-8352671

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100,000 Siliguri

Siliguri is the gateway to Darjeeling, a tourist mecca that has been attracting Indian and foreign tourists in huge numbers for over a hundred years. You can't compare Dhaka-CTG air traffic to that traffic at all.
 
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Capital Dhaka’s developer Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) has already fixed a place and made a plan for the tallest building in South Asia.

US-based construction firm KPC Group is going to get the job to build the tower at Purbachal New Town project.

Bangladeshi-origin Kali Pradip Chaudhury, the founder and chairman of KPC, is now in Dhaka leading a team to sign the deal with the government.

Finance Minister Muhith is also set to witness the signing ceremony at his ministry on Sunday.

The project will be implemented under public-private partnership (PPP), Muhith told bdnews24.com on Saturday.

“A man (Chaudhury) from our Sylhet has founded the world famous construction firm KPC. He has achieved popularity by constructing big buildings in several countries,” the minister said.

He said Chaudhury first approached him with the plan to build the tower.

“We have treated his bona fide offer positively,” he added.

Chaudhuri, a doctor, completed his intermediate education at the MC College in Sylhet. He obtained his MBBS degree in Kolkata and was also educated in Malaysia, England, Canada and the US.

A finance ministry official said the building plan aims to remind people of the 1971 Liberation War.

Onlookers will see the number 71 on the building after it is built, he said.

RAJUK is organising an international auction for the job on June 28, according to RAJUK acting Chairman Abdur Rahman.

He said the purpose of the auction is to avoid legal complexities.

The RAJUK acting chairman said a 60-acre piece of land at Central Business District of Purbachal has been fixed for the building.

The base price of the land is Tk 200 million per acre.

The preliminary estimated cost of the project to construct the tower is around Tk 100 billion or $1.2 billion.

The Bureau of Research, Testing Consultation of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) has been tasked with the technical study of the project site.

Lawyer Tanjeeb Ul Alam, who is dealing with the legal issues of the project, said RAJUK usually fixes the prices of residential plots itself.

But commercial plots are awarded to highest bidders.

He said the construction firm will have to include some other structures around the main tower.

RAJUK will oversee the project with the help of the housing and public works ministry.

The height of the building will exceed 2000 feet. RAJUK has sought clearance from Civil Aviation Authority Bangladesh (CAAB) for the building.

RAJUK officials said centres for international conventions and exhibitions will be included in the building.

In his 2016-17 budget speech, Muhith said the centre’s main auditorium will accommodate 5,000 people, while the main stadium of a sports complex will have a seating capacity of 50,000.

“Once implemented, the project will facilitate trade and commerce, create job opportunities and result in an economic vibrancy benefiting all,” he said.

He hoped the construction would end in 2018.

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My notes: This Kali Pradip Chowdhury (KPC Group) is a number one fraudster in the Los Angeles area, he is infamous for it. If Muhith knows about it - he is knowingly implicit in this fraud as well. KPC group's latest antics...

http://www.ocweekly.com/news/dr-kal...sing-doctors-as-personal-atm-machines-6466134

http://www.pe.com/articles/medical-632420-chaudhuri-dada.html

Look at the way they spend their ill-gotten wealth,

http://nriinternet.com/NRIdoctors/A_USA/A_Z/C/K_P_Chaudhuri/index.htm

These people identify more with Indians than with Bangladesh.

And I was reading why he wanted to build a 142 story tower. The article said, his heart 'cries' for Bangladesh. LOL. :lol:

Plus I am really disgusted about Muhith falling for this '142 story tower in the middle of Dhaka' scheme. Really? Seriously?

Are these people smoking something special?
 
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world famous construction firm KPC

Look at the HQ in riverside of this 'world famous construction firm'. I can't say whether Muhith didn't do his Google search, but he's definitively daft.

This is a one-room office in a third-rate neighborhood in Riverside, CA.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/6800+Indiana+Ave+#130,+Riverside,+CA+92506/@33.9431597,-117.3916959,3a,75y,172.25h,76.97t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sWprI0OL_L54I0Y7z1Jpqfg!2e0!6s//geo3.ggpht.com/cbk?panoid=WprI0OL_L54I0Y7z1Jpqfg&output=thumbnail&cb_client=maps_sv.tactile.gps&thumb=2&w=203&h=100&yaw=154.42738&pitch=0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x80dcb04c045ee219:0xcccc369f075847b6!8m2!3d33.9427804!4d-117.3915838

Onlookers will see the number 71 on the building after it is built, he said.

Ekattorer Chetona. Bringing in 1971 everywhere. Another dangling carrot. LOL. :lol:

I am amazed no one is revealing this Kali Pradip fraudster yet.

One sentence...FLY BY NIGHT SCHEME! :lol:
 
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My notes: This Kali Pradip Chowdhury (KPC Group) is a number one fraudster in the Los Angeles area, he is infamous for it. If Muhith knows about it - he is knowingly implicit in this fraud as well. KPC group's latest antics...

http://www.ocweekly.com/news/dr-kal...sing-doctors-as-personal-atm-machines-6466134

http://www.pe.com/articles/medical-632420-chaudhuri-dada.html

Look at the way they spend their ill-gotten wealth,

http://nriinternet.com/NRIdoctors/A_USA/A_Z/C/K_P_Chaudhuri/index.htm

These people identify more with Indians than with Bangladesh.

And I was reading why he wanted to build a 142 story tower. The article said, his heart 'cries' for Bangladesh. LOL. :lol:

Plus I am really disgusted about Muhith falling for this '142 story tower in the middle of Dhaka' scheme. Really? Seriously?

Are these people smoking something special?
Look at the HQ in riverside of this 'world famous construction firm'. I can't say whether Muhith didn't do his Google search, but he's definitively daft.

This is a one-room office in a third-rate neighborhood in Riverside, CA.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/6800+Indiana+Ave+#130,+Riverside,+CA+92506/@33.9431597,-117.3916959,3a,75y,172.25h,76.97t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sWprI0OL_L54I0Y7z1Jpqfg!2e0!6s//geo3.ggpht.com/cbk?panoid=WprI0OL_L54I0Y7z1Jpqfg&output=thumbnail&cb_client=maps_sv.tactile.gps&thumb=2&w=203&h=100&yaw=154.42738&pitch=0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x80dcb04c045ee219:0xcccc369f075847b6!8m2!3d33.9427804!4d-117.3915838



Ekattorer Chetona. Bringing in 1971 everywhere. Another dangling carrot. LOL. :lol:

I am amazed no one is revealing this Kali Pradip fraudster yet.

One sentence...FLY BY NIGHT SCHEME! :lol:


The deal was delayed, AFAIK.

আর মাল এর মাথা বহুত আগেই গেসে! কইয়া লাভ নাই!! :lol:
 
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Hi all,

I was looking for oil refinery/consumption data for Bangladesh.

The latest figures I could find is that demand in Bangladesh for refined oil products is around 120,000 barrels per day....and its total refinery output is under 40,000 barrels per day (capacity)....about 2 - 3 year old data now.

Are there any more up to date figures and are there any large refinery projects currently underway or proposed?
 
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What exactly currently occupies the spot they want to build this thing?

Will eminent domain be used if whoever is there doesn't want to move and have their stuff bulldozed?

Is it really in "middle of Dhaka" or this "new town" has plenty of empty land?
 
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What exactly currently occupies the spot they want to build this thing?

Will eminent domain be used if whoever is there doesn't want to move and have their stuff bulldozed?

Is it really in "middle of Dhaka" or this "new town" has plenty of empty land?

It's supposed to be inside the Purbachal ('Eastern Abode' - a poetic name in Bengali) New Town project, a still incomplete suburb close to the edges of Dhaka.

Purbachal is supposed to be completed in December 2017, but of course, don't count on it.

The link road is only 60% done. Building infrastructure in Bangladesh takes three times the money and time, because we only have low-lying land mostly.

Every major real estate developer in Bangladesh have bought huge swathes of land there to develop commercial and residential zones. It will be the next zone-oriented planned development for Dhaka City.

You cannot use eminent domain - some of these local people have fought court battles for decades and they could not evict them. This suburb was planned some two decades ago.

The road and some newer subdivisions look like this now,

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