History
Osmani International Airport was built during British rule of the Indian Subcontinent, partly to check Japanese aggression from Burma.
The airport was formerly known as Sylhet Civil Airport but was renamed after General M A G Osmani, a Bangladeshi Independence War hero. General Osmani was born in Sylhet in 1918 and served as the Supreme Commander of the Mukti Bahini (Freedom Force) and Bangladesh Armed Forces during the Bangladesh Liberation War.
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