United Airways (BD) Limited authority has reiterated its commitment to return the airline to operations at the earliest possible time while complying with the existing rules and regulations of the country. The current board of independent directors informed this at its 17th Annual General Meeting for the year 2021-22 on Tuesday on an online platform. Read more: 'Air Incheon-Korean Airlines’ introduces direct cargo flight from Bangladesh to South Korea The board informed the shareholders of their plan to revive the Airline, initially with cargo operation and begin passenger services within the next three years. The board also expressed gratitude to the government, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism, BSEC and other concerned parties for all kinds of support and cooperation extended to the airline. Besides, six other AGMs pending since 2016 were also held to meet the BSEC and Joint Stock Company regulations. Read more: US-Bangla Airlines wins Best Domestic Airlines award The AGM was presided over by Kazi Wahidul Alam, Chairman and was attended by the Directors: Prof. Dr. M Sadiqul Islam, Prof. Md. Maksudur Rahman Sarker, Prof. Dr. Md. Badruzzaman Bhuiyan, Mohammed Shah Newaz, Syed Ershad Ahmed and Managing Director (Current Charge) ATM Nazrul Islam. Auditor’s Reports and Financial Statements of the company for all the mentioned years were presented at the AGMs and were approved by the majority of votes casted. Hundreds of shareholders also participated at the AGM and appreciated the role of the present Board for its initiative in bringing back the airline to operations. United Airways was established in 2005 and later in 2010 was listed with Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). In February 2016, the airline stopped flight operations without any prior announcement leaving thousands of general shareholders in uncertainty and despair.