Biman pilot without passport in Qatar, probe committee formed

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07 Jun 2019, 00:00

A 4-member probe committee has been formed in connection with the incident of Biman Bangladesh Airlines pilot Fazal Mahmud’s arrival in Qatar without passport. The pilot was on duty to bring back Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the country. The committee was formed on Friday making cabinet division Additional Secretary Nasima Begum as the convener.

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The information came through a notice signed by cabinet division Senior Assistant Secretary Gazi Tarique Salman. The committee was asked to submit the report within three working days.

According to the notice, home ministry public safety division Joint Secretary (Political-1) Md. Jahangir Alam has been made the member secretary of the committee. The other members of the committee are- home ministry’s security services division Joint Secretary (Political-4) Md. Helal Mahmud Sharif and Joint Secretary of civil aviation and tourism ministry Mustakim Billah Faruqi.

The committee was directed to investigate the reason behind Captain Fazal Mahmud Chowdhury’s Doha visit without passport, to ascertain the responsible persons for negligence in duty at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and to determine the errors in the methods of activities by the immigration and passport directorate.

On Wednesday night Captain Fazal Mahmud reached in Doha International Airport. There the immigration authority stopped him as he did not carry his passport with him. Although on the following day his passport was sent through another Qatar bound flight and he performed his immigration formalities.

According to Bangladesh Biman source, Captain Fazal Mahmud went to Qatar on Biman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 787 aircraft to bring back Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who was in Finland for official visit. The premier will make transit in Qatar while her way to the country. She is scheduled to return home on that aircraft on Saturday morning.

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