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Dense Fog Biman s flight makes emergency landing in Sylhet The New Nation
Staff Reporter :
A Chattogram-bound flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines from Dubai landed at Sylhet on Saturday morning due to dense fog.
Wing Commander Farhad Hossain, manager of Shah Amanat International Airport, said the flight with 200 passengers landed at MAG Osmani International Airport in Sylhet around 8:30am.
The flight, later, returned to Chattogram at 11am after the fog disappeared, he added. Meanwhile, three flights of Bangladesh Biman and two private airlines from Dhaka to Chattogram could not arrive in scheduled time due to the fog.
Star Report
Star Report
Low temperature coupled with fog has been disrupting people s daily lives and disrupting communications over the last few days.
Met office said moderate to thick fog may continue across the country until noon today.
Yesterday, flight operations were disrupted at Chattogram s Shah Amanat International Airport in the morning due to poor visibility.
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Dubai landed at Sylhet s MAG Osmani International Airport instead of Chattogram airport after it was diverted due to the fog.
The flight carrying 200 passengers was scheduled to land in Chattogram at 8:30am, said Manager of Shah Amanat International Airport Squadron Leader Sarwar Alam.
Biman flight to Ctg diverted to Sylhet, 3 others delayed due to heavy fog thedailystar.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thedailystar.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Maldivian airlines fined Tk 2.38 lakh for bringing passengers without Covid-19 negative certificates Star Online Report Star Online Report
Authorities at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport has fined Maldivian Airlines Tk 2,38,000 for carrying passengers to Bangladesh without Covid-19 negative certificates.
The national flag carrier of Maldives carried 200 passengers to Dhaka on Thursday and almost none had Covid-19 negative certificates, Ahmed Zamil, executive magistrate at the HSIA, told The Daily Star.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh in a circular on December 4 had announced that anyone wanting to come to Bangladesh from December 5 must have a Covid-19 negative certificate, obtained within 72 hours of their flight.