Chittagong, Feb 24 (IBNS/UNI): A hijack attempt was made on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Dhaka to Dubai during a stopover in Chittagong, media reports said. The suspect had apparently wanted to speak to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal told UNI that the hijacker had the pilot at gunpoint when the plane landed. The pilot told that this man, a Bangladeshi, fired a shot. The Prime Minister was in Chittagong earlier in the day to inaugurate a development project.

Source: bd News24 February 24, 2019 14:48 UTC