Bangladesh authorities have identified the hijacker of a Biman Bangladesh plane as Md Palash Ahmed, a criminal from Narayanganj바카라s Sonargaon.
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said it had run a fingerprint match on the hijacker in the criminal database.
바카라Database records revealed the identity of the suspect as Md Palash Ahmed, a resident of Sonargaon area in Narayanganj. According to the passenger records of the flight, Palash booked a Dhaka-Chittagong flight on the plane,바카라 an official was quoted as saying.
His seat number on the plane was 17A.
Officials also said the 바카라hijacker바카라 appeared to have been 바카라mentally imbalanced바카라 and that he wanted to speak to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
The hijacker died in the commando operation to rescue the passengers on Sunday night.
There were conflicting reports on whether the hijacker had a real gun with him or a toy gun.
The hijacker had pointed a 바카라gun바카라 at the passengers and threatened to fire shots shortly after the Dubai-bound Boeing 737 took off from Shahjalal International Airport on Sunday afternoon for its regular stop-over at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram.
He demanded to speak with his wife and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina about an "issue" with his wife, officials said, reported.
He was identified later as a Dubai expatriate Bangladeshi named Majidul Haq Mahadi. He had come to Dhaka on November 20 last year and was a passenger on the Dubai-bound flight. He was in his mid 20s. His wife has not been identified yet.
The plane, a Boeing 737-800, had 134 passengers and 14 crew members 바카라 all of whom disembarked safely. There was no damage to the plane.
According to media reports, the hijack drama unfolded some 20 minutes after take-off when the plane was flying at an altitude of 15,000 feet, when suddenly a man from the passengers' seat approached the cockpit, and hit a crew member, brandishing a pistol and a bomb like object.
바카라The gunman then said I want to hijack the plane. I have a pistol and a bomb. If you do not open the cockpit, I바카라ll blow up the plane,바카라 the crew said.
The other crewmembers quickly sent a signal to the pilots in the cockpit about the hijack attempt. The pilots kept the cockpit door firmly locked, even as the gunman kept banging on it, demanding that it be opened, the reported.
The pilots sent a message for emergency landing to the Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram.
Tension roiled when special forces surrounded the plane at the airport after it landed at 5:41pm, forcing the authorities there to stop all flights in and out of the airport.
After efforts to talk the suspect into giving up proved futile, army commandos stormed the plane, ending the stand-off in an eight-minute operation.
By then, all 134 passengers and crew members had disembarked safely from the jetliner styled "Mayurpankhi".
Major General SM Matiur Rahman, the GOC of Chattogram, briefed the media about the operation at the airport around 8:45pm on Sunday.
바카라It was a swift operation. We didn바카라t even have the time to name the operation,바카라 Maj Gen Motiur Rahman said.
바카라The operation ended in eight minutes,바카라 he said.
바카라We tried to talk to him, but he took an attacking position. Our commandos had to move swiftly. They took action. He was brought out injured, but later died,바카라 Maj Gen Rahman said
A probe committee is to be formed to find out how the incident occurred and of any negligence.
State Minister for Civil Aviation Ministry Md Mahbub Ali told a TV talk-show late on Sunday night that he had come to know that the hijacker was carrying a 바카라toy gun바카라.
Commissioner of Chittagong Metropolitan Police Md Mahbubor Rahman said it was a 바카라fake pistol바카라. Asked whether he saw it, the officer only said, 바카라You can quote me on this. It's a fake pistol.바카라
