, Jan. 7 -- A comprehensive "Airport Security Exercise 2026" was successfully conducted at Cox's Bazar Airport at 11:00am on Wednesday, aiming to assess operational readiness in the face of aviation-related security threats and to strengthen coordination among all responding agencies.

In line with ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) and the National Civil Aviation Security Programme (NCASP), airports are required to organize full-scale security exercises every two years, read a press release of Caab.

The Cox's Bazar drill formed part of that compliance framework and focused on evaluating the capability of concerned agencies to respond to hijacking attempts, bomb threats, and other potential emergencies, as well as examining...