A mysterious incident occurred at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka when 71 passengers failed to board a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight to Malaysia on Saturday night, despite completing check-in and immigration procedures. The issue surfaced after five passengers were found with fake e-visas at the boarding gate. The BG-386 flight eventually departed for Malaysia without 76 passengers, including those offloaded for visa irregularities.

Airport sources said the 76 passengers had been issued boarding passes without proper visa verification. Immigration authorities initially cleared them, but discrepancies were later detected at the gate. Biman officials confirmed that 10 passengers were offloaded by immigration, five were stopped for visa issues, and 61 did not appear at the gate. The flight left with 192 passengers instead of 288.

Authorities are investigating possible involvement of a fraudulent network known as “body contract,” suspected of facilitating illegal travel. Intelligence and police officials are probing whether airport or airline staff were complicit. Preliminary findings suggest the missing passengers intended to stay in Malaysia under tourist visas arranged by a travel agency.