Bomb Threat: No explosive found in Biman flight

Staff Reporter :

The authorities have found no threats in the Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight that made an emergency landing at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport after receiving a bomb-attack threat.

Taslima Akter, officer-in-charge of the airport police station, confirmed the matter to the media, saying that they found no suspicious substances in the aircraft until 2:00 pm.

“Searches are still underway. However, no bomb-like object has been found till now”, she said.
Earlier, the flight (BG-356) received the attack threat when it was on the way to Dhaka after taking off from Rome in Italy. It made an emergency landing at the Dhaka airport at 8:50 pm.

According to airport sources, the bomb threat targeted flight BG-356, which was carrying 250 passengers and 13 crew members. Following the emergency landing, all passengers and crew were promptly evacuated from the aircraft.

The threat was reportedly made through a phone call to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, originating from an unidentified number. As a precautionary measure, airport authorities have significantly heightened security.