Bangladesh, July 15 -- Md Mohibul Haque, senior secretary of Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism, said on Wednesday that work is underway to build the country's first heliport as per the instructions of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

A suitable location for the heliport has also been identified, he said.

He made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at the Zoom Conference titled "Tourism: A Penalty Shoot for the Economy of Bangladesh" jointly organised by Bangladesh Tourism Corporation, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism and Bhraman Travel Magazine.

A committee has been formed by the Bangladesh Civil Aviation Authority to carry out the additional work of the construction of the heliport, which will submit a report soon, s...