Glitch not fixed even after two hours, Prime Minister disembarks from aircraft

PM Tarique Rahman deboarded Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight which was supposed to fly back to Dhaka at 6PM Tokyo time but stuck at the airport due to some technical glitch.

Even after two hours had passed, the fault could not be fixed. The PM and his entourage have disembarked from the aircraft. The other passengers have also been taken to the airport lounge.

The flight's pilot, Imamul, said engineers are working to fix the fault. It may take another two to two and a half hours.

The flight was scheduled to take off at around 6 pm local time on Thursday. However, about 40 minutes after the scheduled time, the pilot informed from the cockpit about the delay in the journey due to a mechanical fault and expressed regret. Later, the aircraft was taxied back to the tarmac.

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 the visit, he participated in a high-level bilateral meeting with the Japanese 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 citizens living in Tokyo.