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NEW DELHI, Mar 26 : India has become the third largest aviation market in terms of domestic passenger traffic, beating Japan, an industry report has said. India's domestic air passenger traffic stood at 100 million in 2016 and was behind only the US (719 million) and China (436 million), Sydney-based aviation think-tank Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) said in its latest report. India acquired the third spot globally by unseating Japan, which flew 97 million domestic passengers in 2016, CAPA said, reports PTI. Domestic air traffic has shown a consistent growth of 20 -25 per cent throughout 2015 and 2016, peaking in January this year at 25.13 per cent. However, the domestic travel demand rose 16 per cent in February this year, ending the long streak of over 20 per cent. According to CAPA, India which enjoyed the fourth position in terms of overall air passenger traffic (both domestic and international) along with the UK, has also inched closer to becoming the third largest one by March next year. "India will become the third largest market 2-3 years ahead of what was projected. This is because the growth has been much higher," Kapil Kaul, head of CAPA India, said. Japan, which flew 141 million passengers in 2016, was ahead of India whose total air passenger traffic was 131 million in the previous year, as per CAPA. United States with 815 million passengers in 2016 enjoyed the top position, followed by China with 490 million, according to the report. "While we will reach the third spot for both domestic and international air travel ahead of the projected period, we will remain at that position for a very long time because it will not be easy to surpass China and the US," Kaul said.-Asfar  ....

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Customs officials seized 60 gold bars weighing 7 kilograms worth about Tk 35 million (3.50 crore) from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the city at about 3 pm today. The gold bars were seized from a seat cover of economy class of a flight Thai Airways (TG-321) that landed at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport from Bangkok at about 2pm, director general of custom intelligence department Dr Moinul Khan told BSS. He said customs intelligence officials unearthed information from Suvarnabhumi Airport that a TG-321 flight took off from Suvarnabhumi Airport for Dhaka with gold bars. Khan said when the flight landed HSIA, the customs intelligence officers searched the aircraft and found the gold bars in the seat cover bearing number 52-K under economy class. The customs officials sought the list of all cabin crews of the Thai Airways for query in this effect. None was arrested in this connection till writing this report.-Asfar  ....

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Police personnel received alerts from their headquarters on Sunday following police fatalities in bomb attacks during the ongoing raid on a militant hideout in Sylhet, reports bdnews24.com. "Police in every range and every district were cautioned yesterday," said Deputy Inspector General of Police (media) AKM Shahidur Rahman. Law enforcers were seen deployed on Kalshi Road at Dhaka's Mirpur on Sunday as part of intensified security measures. Law enforcers cordoned off a terror hideout at Shibbari in Sylhet's South Surma during the early hours of Friday. After almost 30 hours, para-commandos of the army started a final assault and rescued the civilians trapped inside different apartments in the two hideouts. Two consecutive explosions occurred at nearby Pathhanparha on Saturday evening just after the army briefed media from the scene. The blasts killed six including two police officers and injured at least 43 people including three officials of RAB and police. Militant activities, curbed in back-to-back anti-terror operations that followed the Gulshan and Sholakia terror attacks, seem to be re-emerging since March this year.--AR....

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Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered a pistol and a bomb from Kestapur village at Baropot border point in Jessore early Monday. However, no one was arrested in this connection, according to UNB. Tipped off, a team of the border force conducted a drive in the area and recovered the abandoned pistol and bomb at the dead of night, said subeder Krishna Roy, commander of Putkhali BGB camp. A case was filed.  ....

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A man has been arrested in Birmingham by police investigating the Westminster attack, in which five people were killed, including the attacker. The Met Police said the 30-year-old was being held on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts. Another man, 58, arrested in Birmingham on Thursday, remains in custody. Khalid Masood, 52, killed three people when he drove a car into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge on Wednesday. He then fatally stabbed a police officer. Police officers then shot dead Masood. The latest arrest is the 12th to be made by Met Police. Nine people have so far been released without charge. On Saturday the Metropolitan Police said they believed Masood acted alone. But they added they were also "determined" to find out whether he had been inspired by terrorist propaganda. Scotland Yard said it was possible "we will never understand why he did this". -BBC....

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