Biman's Rome-Dhaka flight gets bomb threat, lands safely

A Biman Bangladesh flight arriving from Rome which received a bomb threat on Wednesday morning has landed safely at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA). All 250 passengers and 13 crew members onboard were evacuated safely.  

"We received a bomb threat from an unknown number for Biman's Rome-Dhaka flight. The flight landed safely at 09:20am with 250 passengers and 13 crews. All passengers were safely disembarked from the aircraft and they went to the terminal," HSIA Executive Director Group Captain Kamrul Islam said in a brief note. 

He said currently the HSIA authority is following protocol to detect whether any threat persists. 

The executive director said he would inform the media of the situation in detail later on. 

The Biman flight BG-356, en route from Rome to Dhaka, received information during the journey that someone onboard had issued a bomb threat. 

Following the landing, the aircraft has been secured within a safety perimeter by law enforcement agencies.