Dhaka,  Monday 27 Jan 2025,
05:24:48 AM

Alert issued at HSIA over Biman Rome flight bomb threat

Staff Reporter ।। The Daily Generation Times
22-01-2025 12:04:42 PM
Alert issued at HSIA over Biman Rome flight bomb threat

A special alert has been issued at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka following a bomb threat on a flight from Rome operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines. The alert was issued at 9:00 am on Wednesday.According to airport sources, Biman Bangladesh Airlines operates direct flights from Dhaka to Rome. The airline's BG-356 flight landed at the airport at 9:20 am today, carrying 250 passengers and 13 crew members. However, before landing, airport authorities were informed that someone aboard the flight had made a bomb threat. In response, law enforcement agencies surrounded the aircraft after it landed.

Group Captain Mohammad Kamrul Islam, Executive Director of the airport, told reporters that all passengers and crew were safely evacuated after the flight landed and escorted to the terminal. No bomb has been found on the aircraft as of now. Further updates will be provided.