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The High Court has granted bail to Jamaat leader and former MP (retd.) Major Akhtaruzzaman in a case filed over obstructing public works and misbehaving with officials at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.A High Court bench led by Justice K M Zahid Sarwar passed the order on Sunday (November 1) after hearing his bail petition.Senior lawyer Mohammad Shishir Monir argued for the bail petition in court.Earlier, on October 4, Major Akhtaruzzaman was produced before the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessio...

An air ambulance made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka following a mechanical fault that opened its door mid air while flying from Agartala to Kolkata of India. After landing at noon on Sunday, the ailing Indian woman on board, Anjana Bhowmik, was taken to a hospital, where doctors declared her dead.Md. Riaz Uddin, Senior Officer (Administration) of the airport, confirmed the information to Agamir Somoy.He said the air ambulance, engaged in a medi...

A rear wheel of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight bound for Dhaka detached shortly after takeoff from Cox’s Bazar. The aircraft later made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. The airport’s runway was closed for about half an hour following the incident.The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon. The aircraft was Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG-436, registered as S2-AKE.According to reports, one of the aircraft’s rear wheels detached shortly after it too...

Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital is one of the country’s most sensitive and important facilities. Thousands of passengers and hundreds of officials and employees pass through it every day. Yet temporary passes to enter the airport are being issued based on verbal instructions and personal recommendations, without any specific policy in place. This has raised serious questions about the security of the country’s main airport. An internal assessment report by an intelligence a...

Ashraful Haque Don, the villain actor arrested in the case over the murder of film actor Salman Shah, has been sent to jail. After the hearing, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jewel Rana ordered him to be sent to jail on Sunday. However, no lawyer appeared on his behalf.On the day, when the accused was produced before the court, Police Inspector Arifur Rahman of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) applied to keep him in custody. The application strongly opposed his bail, stating that the i...

An Air Astra flight bound for Chattogram made an emergency landing at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport after one of its engines failed shortly after takeoff. The incident occurred on Sunday morning. However, all 70 passengers on board are safe and unharmed.Imran Asif, Chief Executive Officer of Air Astra, told Agamir Samay, "There was an issue with one of the aircraft's engines. So it returned and landed safely. Later, we arranged another aircraft and transported all 70 passengers...

Movement of jackals has increased on the runway, particularly on the taxiway, of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Jackals are regularly appearing in front of aircraft while they taxi for parking, creating difficulties for pilots at times. On Sunday, a jackal was found in a mutilated c...