Glitch in PM's flight: 3 engineers get bail

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court granted bail petition to three engineers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines in a case filed over the technical glitch of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s flight.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Pranab Kumar Hui passed the order after hearing on Monday.

The accused are- Biman Bangladesh Airlines Engineering Officer Nazmul Haque, Technical Officer Siddiqur Rahman and Junior Technician Shah Alam.

Earlier, on May 15, the court summoned three officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines to appear before the court.

On December 6 last year, Inspector Mahbub Alam sought withdrawal from the main case for these three people and permission of filing a prosecution case in this regard.

On April 4, Dhaka Metropolitan Judge Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah accepted the petition and acquitted all the 11 accused in the case.

The other eight officials are: SM Rokonuzzaman, Samiul Haque, Lutfor Rahman, Milon Chandra Biswas, Zakir Hossain of Biman's engineering and technical department, Debesh Chowdhury, chief engineer (production), SA Siddique, chief engineer (quality assurance) and Billal Hossain, principal engineer.

The VVIP flight carrying Hasina made an emergency landing on November 27, 2016 at Ashgabat International Airport in Turkmenistan after a loose nut caused engine oil leakage, and oil pressure loss in engine no-1 of the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.

On December 20 night last year, Wing Commander (retd) MM Asaduzzaman, director of engineering and material management of Biman, filed the case against nine employees under the Special Powers Act with Airport Police Station. Two more Biman officials were arrested later.


risingbd/Dhaka/Jun 18, 2018/Mamun Khan/Nasim