A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight that had been stranded at Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport in Rome because of a mechanical fault has arrived in Dhaka. The flight landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital at about 12:30pm on Sunday.

The flight had departed Canada for Dhaka at 5pm local time on Thursday, August 6. A technical problem was detected after it landed in Italy. The disruption caused hardship for 259 passengers at Rome airport, most of whom were Bangladeshi.

Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam said on Saturday that the aircraft could be repaired quickly. A technical team had also been sent from Dhaka to address the fault. The flight later completed its journey from Rome and reached Dhaka.