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News Watch (16-5-2018)

Wednesday, 16 May 2018


Biman flight makes emergency landing at Ctg airport
CHATTOGRAM, May 15: A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines made an emergency landing at the Shah Amanat International Airport in the port city on Tuesday following a technical glitch. The Kolkata-bound flight of the national flag carrier took off from the airport at 12:30pm. It came back and landed at the airport around 12:50pm as soon as it received a 'technical glitch signal'. — UNB

SC order on Khaleda’s bail today
The Appellate Division of Supreme Court on Tuesday set Wednesday (today) as the date for delivering its order on the two leave-to-appeal petitions filed challenging BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's bail granted by the High Court in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. The four-member bench of the Appellate Division, led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, fixed the date after hearing arguments. Earlier, in the morning, the Attorney General appealed to the Appellate Division for holding more arguments in the case. — UNB