Airport

Houthis attack Riyadh airport again, fire breaks out at terminal

A projectile struck Passenger Terminal 4 at King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Sunday, triggering a fire, the Saudi state news agency SPA reported. Authorities were working at the site to bring the situation under control. The Saudi-led international coalition fig

Two Bangladeshis killed, 4 in ICU after Houthi attack on Riyadh Airport

Two Bangladeshi nationals were killed and four others were critically injured in an attack by Houthi rebels on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaid Islam said at a Foreign Ministry briefing on Sunday. The four injured Bangladeshis

Explosion at Riyadh International Airport, passengers evacuated and flights cancelled

A loud explosion was heard at Riyadh International Airport in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, prompting authorities to evacuate passengers from parts of the facility, witnesses and people familiar with the matter said. More than a dozen ambulances were seen heading towards the site. The incident came ami

Biman suspends Dhaka-Riyadh flights

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has indefinitely suspended BG-339 and BG-340 flights on the Dhaka-Riyadh-Dhaka route after Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid International Airport suspended all flights bound for Riyadh. Biman announced the decision in an emergency notice issued on Saturday. The airline said the

Jamaat leader (retd) Akhtaruzzaman arrested

Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Branch (DB) police have arrested Major (retd) Muhammad Akhtaruzzaman Ranjan, a Jamaat-e-Islami member, over allegations that he threatened the executive director of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and assaulted a security supervisor during an airport dispute. DB c

PM leaves New York for home after attending UNGA session

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today left New York for home after winding up a five-day visit packed with high-level engagements, including his maiden address to the General Debate of the 81st United Nations General Assembly where he placed Bangladesh’s aspirations and priorities before the global co

Explosions near Riyadh’s King Khalid Airport trigger citywide alert, flights disrupted

Explosions and plumes of black smoke were reported near King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, on Saturday morning local time, prompting civil defence authorities to issue alerts across the city. Several Riyadh residents told AFP that they heard a powerful explosion fro

Mirza Abbas returns after over 5 months

BNP Standing Committee member and Prime Minister’s Political Adviser Mirza Abbas returned to Bangladesh on Wednesday night after receiving treatment in Singapore and Malaysia for more than five and a half months. A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying Abbas landed safely at Hazrat Shahjalal Int

3 Air Force Personnel killed as pickup falls from third terminal

Three Bangladesh Air Force personnel were killed and four others seriously injured after a pickup van lost control and fell from a second-floor flyover at the Third Terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at about 10:20pm on Monday, August 31. The accident occurred on the flyover