2 cows die as Biman plane hits them on Cox’s Bazar airport runway

Two cows died when a plane of Biman Bangladesh Airlines yesterday hit them on the runway while taking off from Cox’s Bazar Airport.

However, 94 passengers on board escaped deaths.

Naimul Haque, captain of 14 APBn and superintendent of police (SP) in charge of security at the Cox’s Bazar Airport, confirmed the matter around 10:30 pm on Tuesday (November 30).

The accident took place around 5:57pm on Tuesday when a flight (BG 434, Boeing) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying 94 passengers, was flying from Cox’s Bazar to Dhaka, he said.

However, real owner of the cows could not be ascertained yet.

The flight landed safely at Dhaka airport at 7:05pm, according to Cox’s Bazar Airport sources.