A Dubai-bound flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines made emergency landing at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram on Sunday evening following a reported attempt to hijack the aircraft.
The plane, Flight BG 147, usually travels the route from Dhaka to Dubai with a stop-over at Chattogram. It landed in Chattogram at 5:15 pm, report bdnews24.com and UNB.
Law enforcers said they have cordoned off the plane at the airport and all of the passengers made safe exit from the flight.
Civil Aviation and Tourism Secretary Mohibul Haque said the aircraft made emergency landing following 'suspicious behaviour' of a person.
The suspected man was learned to have held two crew members hostage inside the aircraft.
"A crew member was talking to the suspected person," he added.
Biman Manager (Public Relations) Tasmin Akhter said the flight that took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka in the afternoon was scheduled to make a stopover at the Chattogram airport on its way to Dubai. However, it made the emergency landing suspecting a passenger to be a hijacker.
Tasmin, however, said it is not still clear whether it was a hijacking bid.
Meanwhile, officer-in-charge of Patenga Police Station in Chattogram Abul Quashem said two bullets were fired in the aircraft.
Contacted, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said around 7:10pm that they were still not clear what actually happened in the aircraft.
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