Probe ordered into mechanical glitch on PM’s flight

An investigation committee has been formed to determine the cause of a mechanical fault on the Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying Prime Minister Tarique Rahman from Japan.

The information was confirmed by Biman Bangladesh Airlines' public relations department on Friday (October 30).

Earlier, the flight BG-377, carrying the prime minister and his entourage, departed for Dhaka nearly five hours late due to a technical problem in the cockpit.

In a statement, Biman Bangladesh Airlines said its engineering team, along with Japanese technicians, repaired the fault at Narita International Airport in the presence of Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat and a deputy general manager of the airline.

Following the repair, the aircraft was pushed back at 7:43 PM Bangladesh time and safely departed Narita Airport at 7:55 PM.

The flight carrying the prime minister landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 2:48 AM on Friday.

-AJM