The suspected hijacker of the Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane, which made emergency landing at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram on Sunday evening, was killed in a joint operation.
Major General SM Matiur Rahman, the GOC of Chattogram, briefed the media about the operation at the airport around 8:45pm on Sunday, report bdnews24.com and UNB.
Intelligence sources said a joint team of the Para-commando wing of Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Air Force, Rapid Action Battalion and police conducted a drive at the aircraft after making emergency landing.
Earlier, all the 142 passengers and pilots of the Dubai-bound flight from Dhaka were evacuated from the aircraft safely, said Shakil Miraj, Biman general manager (Public Relations).
He said the Dubai-bound flight took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport after 5pm and it made the landing at the Chattogram airport around 5:40pm.
Biman Manager (PR) Tasmin Akhter said the flight made the emergency landing suspecting a passenger to be a hijacker.
Later, members of Rab, Army, Air Force and police cordoned off the aircraft.
Meanwhile, officer-in-charge of Patenga Police Station in Chattogram Abul Quashem said two bullets were fired in the aircraft.
Contacted, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan told UNB around 7:10pm that they were still not clear what actually happened in the aircraft.
Earlier, Civil Aviation and Tourism Secretary Mohibul Haque said all the passengers were evacuated from the aircraft following the suspicious behaviour of a passenger.
He also said two crew members were talking to the suspected man.
