Bangladesh Goes Gaga Over Arabic ..... .....

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Daily Star, Dhaka
Saturday, April 12, 2003

ZIA neon sign flashes in Arabic

A huge neon sign in Arabic has been put up in the newly built
extension of Zia International Airport (ZIA).

A neon sign appears in Arabic at the extension of Zia International
Airport. The sign, installed a month ago, came as a puzzle to many.

Presumably announcing the name of the two decades old airport, the
neon sign was installed a month ago in addition to the existing Bangla
and English ones at the airport terminal.

This is the first time that a public installation announces its name
in Arabic.

A top official of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB)
said they introduced Arabic neon sign out of a necessity. He however
would not explain what was the necessity. "If necessary, we may
introduce signage in other languages like French."