#Breaking: 136-Year-Old Bankra Mosque Inside Kolkata Airport Complex To Be Relocated! | News18

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In a highly significant development that could break a 30-year administrative deadlock, the long-pending proposal to relocate the 136-year-old Gouripur Jame Masjid—popularly known as the Bankra Mosque—located deep inside the high-security operational area of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, has received a major push. Accessing exclusive ground footages from the perimeter walls and runway interfaces, we reveal that the Suvendu Adhikari-led West Bengal government has now officially aligned with the Centre and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to facilitate a negotiated and coordinated relocation of the religious structure out of the active aviation zone. n18oc_breaking-newsn18oc_indiaNews18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube

Last Updated: June 14, 2026, 15:25 IST