A Bangladesh Airlines plane flying from Rome to Dhaka received a bomb threat.
The threat was reported through a call from an unknown number to Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
The airport’s executive director, Captain Kamarul Islam, confirmed the news. He stated that flight BG-356 from Rome to Dhaka was threatened with a bomb attack.
The plane made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal Airport at 9:20 AM. All 250 passengers and 13 crew members were safely evacuated and taken to the terminal.