Two aircrafts collide at Dhaka airport

Senior Correspondent: Two aircrafts have collided at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital.

The incident took place between two aircrafts of Biman Bangladesh Airlines and US-Bangla on Sunday midnight. However, no casualties were reported in the incident.

A committee has already been formed to probe the icndient.

According to Kamrul Islam, general magnager (Public Relations) of US Bangla Airlines, a 777 Boeing aircraft of Biman collided with a Dash 8 aircraft, which was parked on the runway, while taking off for Jeddah. The collision left US Bangla aircraft slightly damaged.

However, the Biman aircraft took off for Jeddah without delay. But it returned after sometimes to check if any damaged was found due to the collision.

risingbd/Dhaka/March 11, 2019/Maksud/AKA