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No explosives or suspicious items were found during a thorough security sweep of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight following a bomb threat received on Friday, the airline authorities said. Security inspection was completed at 7:58pm and no evidence of any explosive materials or suspicious objects was found, said a Biman press release.  The situation remains fully under control as security agencies acted with the utmost caution from the very beginning of the incident, it added. Efforts are currently underway to re-board passengers and resume the flight to its scheduled destination after ensuring the safety of all passengers and crew, said the press release. Earlier at 4:26pm, Biman Bangladesh Airlines received an anonymous phone call claiming that a bomb had been planted on flight BG373, a Boeing 737-800 scheduled to fly to Kathmandu.  At the time of the call, the aircraft was taxiing with 142 passengers and 7 crew members on board. Singapore-bound Biman flight returns to Dhaka, all passengers safe Following instructions from the Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), emergency protocols were immediately activated.  Bomb disposal units from the Bangladesh Air Force and the Armed Police Battalion (APBn)’s K-9 squad were deployed to the scene.  Later, the bomb disposal team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) joined the operation to inspect the aircraft’s cabin and luggage, it said. All passengers were safely evacuated from the plane and transferred to the lounge area after undergoing individual screening. Flight operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport have remained normal , it added.

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight made a safe landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Friday afternoon despite losing one of its wheels shortly after take-off from Cox’s Bazar. ABM Rawshan Kabir, General Manager (Public Relations) of the state-owned airline, told UNB, “We cannot confirm the exact reason or details at this point about the mid-air wheel loss. A full inspection by the engineering department will determine it." Biman reschedules flights on three routes amid India-Pakistan tensions According to the control room at Cox’s Bazar Airport, one of the wheels of flight BG-436 detached suddenly moments after the aircraft took off from the runway. The flight, which was carrying 71 passengers, departed Cox’s Bazar at 1:17pm and successfully landed in Dhaka at 2:17pm without further incident. The flight operations remain as usual at Dhaka airport.

Bangladesh national cricket team reached Muscat, Oman at around 9:30 am on Monday.  They left Dhaka Sunday midnight by a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight.  There was uncertainty over Bangladesh’s departure due to the tropical cyclone Shaheen that hit Oman on Sunday. Due to the cyclone, the Muscat International Airport postponed all flights indefinitely. However, the better weather helped the authorities to resume the operation of the airprot.  Read:Tigers test negative for Covid-19 before flying for WC Bangladesh team was originally scheduled to leave Dhaka at 10:45 pm on Sunday which was delayed due to inclement weather.  After a five-day camp in Oman, Bangladesh will travel to the UAE on October 9 to play two warm-up matches against Sri Lanka and Ireland. They will return to Oman on October 15. In the first round of the World Cup, Bangladesh will take on Scotland, Oman and Papua New Guinea on October 17, 19 and 21.

For the first time in the United Nations Peacekeeping history, the UN chartered a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight, the flagship carrier of the country for carrying Bangladeshi UN Peacekeepers to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).    This comes as a true recognition of Bangladesh’s invaluable contribution to the UN Peacekeeping Operations for more than three decades, said Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations on Friday.   The Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the UN remained deeply engaged with the UN Heaquarters for coordination and finalization of the agreement, which culminated in achieving this milestone.