Mechanical fault in Prime Minister’s return flight; journey delayed
The aircraft carrying Prime Minister Tarique Rahman was taxied back to the tarmac following a technical fault. Photo: Agamir Somoy.
After concluding his Japan tour, a mechanical fault has been detected in the flight carrying Prime Minister Tarique Rahman back to Dhaka. As a result, his travel is being delayed. After the mechanical fault was detected, the aircraft carrying him was taken back to the tarmac.
The flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines was scheduled to take off around 6 pm local time on Thursday. However, about 40 minutes after the scheduled time, the pilot informed that the journey was being delayed due to a mechanical fault. He expressed regret.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman flew to Tokyo on 26 October on a four-day state visit at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Sanaye Takaichi. During this visit, he participated in a high-level bilateral meeting with the country's prime minister. In addition, he met with the chairmen, chief executive officers (CEOs), and senior officials of various private and financial institutions of Japan.
In these meetings, the issues of strengthening economic and commercial cooperation between Bangladesh and Japan and expanding investment received importance. Alongside this, several memoranda of understanding were signed between the two countries in various areas, including agriculture, infrastructure development, cyber security, information technology, and improvement of standards in the industrial sector.
At the end of the visit, the prime minister also attended a reception organized by Bangladeshi expats living in Tokyo.
