Cumilla, May 2 -- Beneath the overgrown grass and cracked tarmac of Cumilla's abandoned airport lies a forgotten legacy-a once-thriving airfield that served the skies during the turbulence of World War II, now reduced to a training ground for drivers and a dilapidated road.

For nearly five decades, the hum of aircraft engines has been silenced, replaced by the sighs of missed opportunities and administrative apathy.

Once bustling with activity, Cumilla Airport has remained neglected, its future grounded not by lack of potential, but by the reluctance of the authorities to invest in its revival.

And yet, in the wind that whispers across its empty runway, there is renewed hope.

Civic leaders and business elites are uniting their voices,...