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Biman sacks four including pilot over faulty aircraft door

Bangladesh Biman Airlines has sacked four officials including the pilot of a flight that was cancelled over a faulty airplane door.

Biman's Chittagong-Muscat flight cancelled for technical snag
An official of the civil aviation ministry confirmed their removal to bdnews24.com on Sunday, but did not name them.

Flight BG-123 was supposed to leave Chittagong's Shah Amanat Airport for Oman's Muscat at 9:30am Saturday but could not take off due to technical setbacks.

The aircraft's door was found jammed when the aircraft was taxiing away from the boarding bridge. The grounded passengers were put on another Biman flight at noon.

The flag carrier could not clarify the decision when contacted.

"The public relations will comment on this," said Biman's General Manager (Admin) Hasan Ahmed.

Public Relations Assistant Director Taslima Akhter said, "I do not know if someone has been officially dismissed."

Khan Mosharraf Hossain, a public relations director, was unavailable with his phone switched off. "Sir is in an important meeting," said Akhter.

Shaifur Rahman, a director (admin) also had his phone switched off.

"He, too, is an important meeting with the Biman chairman," said 'Sima', a woman who answered the office phone and claimed to be his personal assistant.