A Dubai-bound plane was forced to make an emergency landing at an airport in Bangladesh after an armed passenger attempted to hijack the flight. Police and military surrounded the Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft at Chittagong airport before all 143 passengers and seven crew members were allowed to leave. The soldiers fired at the suspect after he shot at them when they asked him to surrender, Major General Motiur Rahman told reporters. He wanted to talk to the prime minister.”Flights were suspended at the airport when police cordoned off the area around the plane. That’s why, in an era of political lies and Brexit bias, more readers are turning to an independent source.

Source: bd News24 February 24, 2019 13:54 UTC