Biman probes alleged sexual abuse of flight attendant by pilot

A cabin crew member of Biman Bangladesh Airlines has alleged sexual abuse by a pilot in the cockpit.

Staff Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 19 Nov 2019, 04:48 PM
Updated : 20 Nov 2019, 04:45 AM

The flag carrier was investigating the accused pilot, Captain Ishrat Ahmed, after receiving complaints from the flight attendant via email, Biman Deputy General Manager Zakir Hossain told bdnews24.com on Tuesday.

Ishrat has been sexually harassing her for six years, according to the email sent to the Flight Services Department of Biman.

For the last time, according to the complaint, Ishrat tried to touch her in the cockpit of a Dhaka-Chattogram-Abu Dhabi flight on Oct 26 when the co-pilot left.

“He (Ishrat) tried to show me nude photos of women on his tablet. I told him that I didn’t have any interest in these things,” the woman wrote in the complaint.

Captain Ishrat also offered her to spend time with him in a hotel at the time, she alleged.

The cabin crew member also said she was forced to file a complaint after six years of abuse as Ishrat threatened to put her in danger if she did not agree to his proposal.

Captain Ishrat was unreachable on his mobile phone for comment.