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Suspect is arrested in Biman plane hijack in Chattogram

  Chattogram Bureau,  bdnews24.com

Published: 24 Feb 2019 07:58 PM BdST Updated: 24 Feb 2019 08:41 PM BdST

A suspect has been arrested in the hijacking of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane at Chattogram’s Shah Amanat International Airport.

Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Mafidur Rahman, who participated in the operations, told reporters about the development at the airport around 7:45pm on Sunday.   

The suspect had wanted to talk to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Bangladesh Air Force official said.

All the passengers and crew members are unharmed, he added.

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