Suspect is arrested in Biman plane hijack in Chattogram

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.