The top HSIA official declined to identify the caller source but said the Rapid Action Battalion, an elite anti-crime and anti-terrorism unit of the Bangladesh Police, received the call. A bomb threat, which forced a Malaysia Airlines flight with 135 passengers on board to make an emergency landing at the Dhaka airport, turned out to be a hoax, a senior airport official said on Thursday. Following the threat call, commandos and security agencies were positioned at the airport along with firefighters and ambulances. The top HSIA official declined to identify the caller source but said the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), an elite anti-crime and anti-terrorism unit of the Bangladesh Police, received the call. According to airport officials, of the 135 passengers on board the plane, 134 were Bangladeshis and one Malaysian national.

Source: The Hindu December 02, 2021 15:18 UTC