Dhaka, Aug. 6 -- bound flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines was forced to return to Dhaka about an hour after take-off on Wednesday due to a technical fault.

The aircraft, carrying 146 passengers, landed safely at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and the passengers were later flown to their destination on a replacement flight, Al Masud Khan, public relations manager of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, told UNB.

The affected passengers were accommodated on another flight - a Boeing 777 - which departed for Bangkok at 6:02pm, he added.

He further added that the matter is under investigation by the engineering department.

According to Biman officials, flight BG-388 departed from Dhaka at 12:06pm for Bangkok using a Boeing 737-800 aircraft...