A 55-year-old passenger, Chhanowara Begum of Chattogram, died after falling ill aboard a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight travelling from Jeddah to Chattogram on Wednesday. Flight BG-136 diverted to Muscat while in the air and made an emergency landing at Muscat airport in Oman. She was taken quickly to a local hospital, where doctors declared her dead.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines General Manager for Public Relations Mohiuddin Ahmed confirmed the incident. He said the passenger’s body was kept in Muscat while BG-136 continued its journey to Chattogram. The flight landed at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram at about 2:47pm on Wednesday.

Ahmed said arrangements are being made to bring Chhanowara Begum’s body back to Bangladesh on a subsequent flight after completion of legal procedures. The Bangladesh Embassy is working on the matter. BG-136 had been scheduled to depart Jeddah at 11am on Wednesday and travel to Chattogram before continuing to Dhaka.