A cleaner stabbed a member of Ansar to death and injured four others inside the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Sunday evening while he was barred at the entrance of international departure lounge-3.
The ill-fated Ansar member was identified as Mohammad Sohagh Ali, 28, Kanchan Banerjee, in-charge of the airport’s Ansar camp, told The New Nation yesterday night.
Critically injured Sohagh was rushed to Kurmitola Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
The attacker, a cleaner of a private firm AK Traders and named as Shihab, was also shot at and captured alive. He along with three other security personnel was rushed to Kurmitola Hospital.
Of the inured two were identified as Ziaur Rahman, a member of Ansar and security staff of the airport.
When contacted Tanjila Akhter, Superintendent of Police of Armed Police Battalion (APBN) said the incident took place at the entrance of international departure lounge-3 at about 6:25pm.
“As the attacker tried to enter the departure lounge-3 at about 6:25pm without clearance, the on duty Ansars and other security personnel barred him and asked him show to clearance papers. But the assailant failed to show the clearance,” she said. She said being barred the youth became furious and at one stage he started stabbing the on duty Ansar members and other security personnel indiscriminately.
As fellow Ansar members rushed in, the attacker also stabbed two other Ansar members, including a female one.
When the AAP members chased the attacker known as Shihab, he stabbed several of them. At one stage, the attacker was caught near Row No-6 inside the departure lounge.
When contacted Noor-E-Azam, Officer-in-Charge of airport police station said the security personnel shot the attacker.
When contacted Deputy Police Commissioner, Dhaka Metropolitan Police, Uttara Zone confirmed the incident saying four people including a member of Ansar of the airport were stabbed inside the airport premises on Sunday evening.
When contacted Sub-inspector Alamgir Hossain of Airport Police Station said three Ansar members were also admitted to Kurmitola General Hospital with stab injuries.
Contacted, AAP commanding officer Rashedul Islam Khan confirmed the incident, saying four of their members were also injured in the attack.
The Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon yesterday night said that the situation is now under control.
“The attacker has been captured. There is no security problem at the airport right now, as the security personnel always remain alert. The activities at the airport are now going as usual, he said.
Replying to a query he said directive has already been issued to increase vigilance at the airport.
