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Plane-spotting draws crowds in Uttara

Every day, people gather along Uttara's Baunia Road next to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Standing near the barbed-wire fence at the edge of the runway, they watch planes take off and land from remarkably close range.

Crowds wait along the barbed-wire fence near the runway at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, hoping to catch a close-up view of the planes. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Crowds wait along the barbed-wire fence near the runway at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, hoping to catch a close-up view of the planes. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Many visitors also take photographs along Baunia Road in Uttara as they watch the planes overhead. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Many visitors also take photographs along Baunia Road in Uttara as they watch the planes overhead. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The crowds on Baunia Road in Uttara continue to grow each day as people gather to watch planes taking off and landing. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The crowds on Baunia Road in Uttara continue to grow each day as people gather to watch planes taking off and landing. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
As an aircraft descends towards the runway at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, a father lifts his child onto his shoulders for a better view. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
As an aircraft descends towards the runway at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, a father lifts his child onto his shoulders for a better view. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Many visitors also take photographs along Baunia Road in Uttara as they watch the planes overhead. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Many visitors also take photographs along Baunia Road in Uttara as they watch the planes overhead. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Many visitors also take photographs along Baunia Road in Uttara as they watch the planes overhead. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Many visitors also take photographs along Baunia Road in Uttara as they watch the planes overhead. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Although climbing the barbed-wire fence on Baunia Road is prohibited, many people do so to get closer to the runway, putting themselves at risk. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Although climbing the barbed-wire fence on Baunia Road is prohibited, many people do so to get closer to the runway, putting themselves at risk. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Crowds wait along the barbed-wire fence near the runway at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, hoping to catch a close-up view of the planes. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Crowds wait along the barbed-wire fence near the runway at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, hoping to catch a close-up view of the planes. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A family stands by the barbed-wire fence near the runway at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, watching planes take off and land. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A family stands by the barbed-wire fence near the runway at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, watching planes take off and land. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

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Published : 03 Jan 2026, 08:17 PM

Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 06:14 PM

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