A massive fire erupted on Saturday in the Cargo Village area of Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The authorities suspended all flight operations following the fire. The fire broke out around 2.30 pm in the airport’s cargo village that is used to store imported goods. According to Bangladeshi media reports, by 3.45 pm, airport executive director Md Masudul Hasan Masud confirmed the incident. He added that emergency teams had been deployed and containment efforts were in progress.

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